ifornii Dnal ity w +J*. • *J \JL til SE R M O N Preached before the Incorporated SOCIETY FOR THE Propagation of the Gofpel in Foreign Parts j AT THEIR ANNIVERSARY MEETING IN THE PariQi Church of ST. MARY-LE-BOW, On FRIDAY February, 120, 1767. By the Right Reverend Father in GOD, JOHN LordBifhop of LANDAFF. LONDON: Printed by E. OWEN and T. HARRISON in War wick- Lane. MDCCLXVII. At the Anniverfary Meeting of the Society for the Propagation of the Gofpel in Foreign Parts, in the Veftry- Rooni of St. Mary-le-Bow, on Friday the 2Qth Day 0/* February, 1767. AGREED, that the Thanks of the SOCIETY be given to the Right Reverend the Lord Bifhop of Landaff) for his Sermon preached this Day before the SOCIETY; and that his Lordfhifr be defired to deliver a Copy of the fame to the SOCIETY to be Printed. Daniel Burton^ Secretary. Epiftle to the ROMANS, chap. x. Part of the 1 4th verfe. How foall they believe in him^ of whom they have not heard ? And how Jhall they hear without a Preacher ? AN comes into the world, endowed with certain in- ftincts for the prefervation of himfelf and of his kind. This inftinctive knowledge, com- mon to him with the brute creation, he receives from nature, perfect and intire without difcipline or ftudy; and this is the only knowledge he fo receives, of neceffity and not of choice. All higher qualities, that adorn and diftinguifh men from beafts, are not A 2 im- A SERMON before the Society implanted by nature, but to be acquired. Arts, fciences, morality and religion are all of this condition: we are born not with the know- ledge of them, but with a capacity only of knowing them. The communication of arts and fciences from people to people may be traced; and in places where they flourim, we fee them delivered from age to age by educa- tion. Morality and religion, notwithstanding man's natural capacity to understand them, yet have not in fact, by the mere Strength of na- ture, been any where rightly understood: wit- nefs, before the Propagation of the Gofpel, one family excepted, the whole race of mankind: witnefs, Since the Propagation of it, all people who have continued heathen; thofe efpecially, whom we purchafe as cattle with our money, and having fo purchafed, treat as cattle ; and that other race of favages, our neighbours in Ame- rica. Thefe untutored people we experimen- tally know to be ignorant of arts and fciences, of morality, of God. Much lefs can revealed religion be known without teaching. This is evident to common fenfe, and demonftrated by the example of the Jews; who lived in grofs ignorance of their law, and were ever revolting from God to idols for a courfe of many ages; until for the Propagation of the Gofpel. until means were provided for a general and frequent inftruction of the people in their revela- tion : but when fynagogues for that purpofe were at length erected throughout their dwellings, the fame people, before fo prone to revolt, did thenceforward, by virtue of a regular inftruc- tion in their law, adhere faithfully and inva- riably to the one true God, Creator of heaven and earth. Whatever is knowable only by instruction, can no otherwife be preferved in the know- ledge of fuccemve generations, than by fuccef- iive and continued inftruction. And need I fay, that Chriftian doctrine is a doctrine of this kind, not born with us, nor the unavoidable refult of reafon -, but neceffary to be learned and to be maintained by perpetual teaching and hearing ? Wherefore it was necefTary, that an order of men, with perpetual fucceffion, mould be ordained and dedicated to the fervice of preaching the Gofpel, as the only means of gaining it a firit reception in any place, of pre- ferving it where received, and of fpreading it thence wider and Still wider; if it was deSigned, as hath frequently been demonstrated on this occafion, to be univerfal in extent, and per- manent in duration. For this end our Saviour* fent A SERMON before the Society font forth his apodles; the apofhles commif- fioned new teachers, with power of delivering down the fame commiffion toothers; and thus was appointed a fuccefBon of minifters to the end of the world. In confequence of this ap- pointment, and the neceffity of the thing, a Handing miniftry hath at all times been main- tained in all ChriiHan countries. This hath been done in all ordinary cafes; but in extraordinary cafes, fuch as have fre- quently happened fince the difcovery of the new world, the fame provifion hath not been made of minifters, necefTary to the fupport of ChriiHanity- among thofe who removed thither; efpecially in the Britiih colonies; a fcandalous negled:, which hath brought great and de- ferved reproach both on the adventurers, and on the government whence they went; and under whofe protection and power they flill re- mained in their new habitations. Upon the adventurers what reproach could be caft, heavier than they deferved ? Who, with their native foil, abandoned their na- tive manners and religion ; and e'er long, were found in many parts living without re- membrance or knowledge of God, without any divine worfhip, in diflblute wickednefs, and for the Propagation of the GofpeL and the mod brutal profligacy of manners. Inftead of civilizing and converting barbarous Infidels, as they undertook to do, they became themfelves Infidels and Barbarians. And is it not fome aggravation of their mame, that this their neglect of religion was contrary to the pretences and conditions, under .which they obtained royal grants and public authority to their adventures ? The pretences and condi- tions were, that their defign was, and that they mould endeavour, the enlargement of commerce, and the propagation of Chriflian faith : the former they executed with fincerity and zeal -, in the latter moft notorioufly failed. Their failure herein might well have been expected : religion and traffic, their two pro- fefTed objects, are but ill yoke-fellows, being apt to draw quite different ways : and men, who with defperate hardinefs invade unknown difficulties and dangers in queft of gain, could not be fuppofed to be much concerned about fpiritual interefts. Religion is but an impedi- ment in the way of avarice : many things thereby prohibited, are deemed allowable, and flick clofe to traffic. Commerce indeed has been the occafion of communicating the know- ledge of Chriftfrom nation to nation; butperfons engaged 8 ^SERMON before the Society engaged therein have not been the communi- cators of it, their bufmefs is of another fort. But this hath been done by other men, de- tached from worldly affairs, and zealous and fkilful in divine knowledge ; who taking ad- vantage of the intercourfe opened by them with other views, have preached the Gofpel where it was before unknown. In this way our Planters have excelled, having given double occaiion of propagating ChrifUanity among the native heathen of thofe regions, and among themfelves alfo, who foon became heathen. As this their defection could not but have been forefeen, if regarded; and being forefeen, might have been prevented; upon that account, the greater reproach hath but too juftly been cafl upon the government of thofe times ; which either was wholly inattentive to a matter of that importance, or faw it with indifference. In a ChrifKan ftate confidered as ChrifKan, fuch indifference is altogether prodigious; con- fidered in a temporal view, fuch indifference to religion argues indifference to the public good, or want of wifdom and found policy. It argues ignorance of the nature of men the fubjects of government, of the power of con- fcience, and the influence of human hopes and fears. for the Propagation of the Go/pel. fears. It argues ignorance of the foundation of thofe qualities, without which fociety can- not be fafe, truth, juftice and fidelity, which ftand on the foundation of religion, and can Hand firm on no other foundation whatever. It argues ignorance of the practice of all flates in all ages, or elfe an incapacity to underfland the reafon of the practice : for what govern- ment ever exifled on earth, that had no reli- gion ? What legislator, who introduced not fome kind of it ? So advantageous hath it ever been found to flates, that, for this very reafon, the enemies of religion, and thereby the ene- mies of mankind, have plaufibly pretended, that having no foundation in nature, it is the mere invention of flatefmen. Perverfe infe- rence ! becaufe religion is adapted to human nature, therefore not from God. This adap- tion, this mutual agreement and harmony be- tween them, is, among many, one convincing argument, that they proceed from one com- mon author, and are both from God. How- ever the neceffity of religion to flates being acknowledged, and the benefit thereof to in- dividuals apparent ; it is hard to fay, both in regard to the flate and to the people, whether the neglect of it in our colonies were more B impolitic io ^SERMON before the Society impolitic in point of worldly judgment, or more impious in the eftimation of piety ; fince irreligion is equally offenfive to heaven, and deftruclive of worldly happinefs. Now this great evil, irreligion, might at firft have eafily been prevented growing in our colonies : but the fame evil having been fuf- fered to grow, hath been found fo hard to ex- pel, that now, after more than fixty years di- ligent endeavour, it is very far from being era- dicated. Confider then the danger of this evil how great ; the prevention of it how eafy -, the remedy how difficult and flow. Confider its rife and progrefs in the old plantations ; new ones* in the late conquefts, are now making, and more are likely to be made. The fore-men-* tioned confiJerations are therefore feafonable, and demand the fpecial attention of all leaders of colonies ;. who henceforward, if they repeat the fame error, will err inexcufably, againft warning, againft example, againft the experi- ence of former generations ; whofe meafures, wherein wife, do beft point out to pofterity the right path ; wherein erroneous, do moil jftrongly dehort from the wrong. This great advantage of former experience is now held forth, and in a manner forced upon all perfons, The for the Propagation of the GofpeL The rocks on which their predeceffors in this way fplit, ftand marked out : the ruinous con- fequences of their mifconduct ftill reft upon us, ftill remain manifeft, and are likely long to remain. If men will but open their eyes, they muft fee, that prudence as well as piety requires, that proviiion for religion make a part in the original conftitution of every co- lony : if they will not fee nor perform what private intereft and duty perfuade ; the public eye doubtlefs will be open, and public autho- rity exact the performance of what fo elTen- tially concerns the common weal. And can there be a doubt, that this provilion ought to be made by the care, and at the expence of the colonifts if able ? Jf unable through poverty, and they, on that account, receive public affiftance in fettling themfelves, the national intereft plain- ly requires, that they mould receive public amft- ance alfo in fettling religion among them : for who would have for fubjects a band of men with- out any ? Nor is it juft or fafe, that this bur- then mould be thrown on a charity, upon which greater demands, than can be anfwered, are already made. Belkles, provilion for reli- gion ought to be certain and permanent ; but the fund of this Corporation, depending upon free contributions, is uncertain and precarious. B 2 Jn 12 ./^SERMON before the Society In the old plantations, failures in this kind feem to have proceeded rather from want of good will than of ability j for though many neglected, fome took effectual care of this bu- fmefs. Confcientious perfons, who left their country, on religious motives, did fo : others, who were led abroad merely by a prevailing thirft, and eager hope of gain, left religion to fliift for itfclf. Future emigrants muft be of this latter kind : (for who now will leave this country on a religious account) fuch perfons, it is evident, are not fit to be trufled with the care of religion ; nor will it be fufficient to make it a condition in their grants, that with themfelves they mail at the fame time fettle religion among them ; for that claufe hath been ever confidered as matter of mere form. Wherefore it will moreover be neceflary that they be obferved, watched, and by authority- obliged effectually to perform that condition. Whoever then mall employ his -care, his coun- fel or authority, as opportunity may ferve, to procure due regulations in thefe and the like matters, will difcharge the office of a good Member of this Society -, for to prevent the rife of irreligion in new plantations is one wayr and the beft way, of anfwering the ends thereof; it being, in all cafes, far better, as well as cafier, for the Propagation of the GofpeL 1 3 eafier, to fhut the gates againft the entrance of an enemy, than to expel him, if that be prac- ticable, after he has got entrance and pof- feffion. Now the prevention, or removal of irreli- gion, and of falie religion, with their long train .of attendant mifchicfs, can no otherwiie be effected, than by propagating the pure doc- trines revealed from heaven. If it can be done by any other means, it mufk be by reafon; or, in other words, by philolbphy, which is, or pretends to be, the higheft improvement of reafon. What philofophy can do, may be beft eftimated by what it h:ith done. Now that philofophy never did, in any age or country, teach, or attempt to teach, the bulk of man- kind right notions concerning God, divine worfhip, and moral obligation, is, I appre- hend, a fact, that cannot be controverted. To their actual teaching thefe points, there was an infuperable obftacle, viz. they themfelves were in the dark about them. To the attempt there were feveral difcouragements ; it was dinge- rous ; and the vulgar were neither capable of learning, nor of paying their mailers. Plow- ever, therefore, fome phiiofophcrs might per- chance have formed, in their own minds, bet- ter 14 -^SERMON before the Society ter notions than were vulgarly entertained ; yet no information redounded from them to the body of the people. Their doctrines, whatever they were, were taught to a few followers, men of leifure in their refpective fchools ; or fometimes perhaps difcuffed before Princes and great men, admirers of curious and fubtle fpe- eolations; or delivered, with quaint and ab- ftracted refinements, in books which mean and illiterate people had neither leifure to read, nor capacity to underftand. Hence it happened, in ages when philofophy was heft cultivated, and carried to its utmofl height, that an uni- verfal ignorance of the one true fupreme God, of his attributes, and of his worfhip, prevailed in all nations : and for this univerfal ignorance of divine things, the philofophers had in flore no adequate remedy; nor did they attempt generally to apply any partial and imperfect jemedy, they had perhaps difcovered. Thus, during the empire of philofophy, flood the knowledge of divine things in the world. As to the rules of morality laid down by wife men of old, they are, without doubt, as far as they reach, good, juft, and of admirable ufe ; yet, in fome refpedts, fall fhort of the evangelical precepts. This indeed is one, but the leaft defect for the Propagation of the Gofpel. 1 5 defeat in them. It is a greater, that the teachers being inverted with no authority, their dilates were difputable; everyone thought he had a right to reject them if he pleafed, and to oppofe his own reafon to that of another man. But the greateft defect was this ; that, by their deepeft refearches, they could find no firm ground, whereon to fix any fure obliga- tion to the obfervance of their precepts: fuch as they did find, thofe wife and good men availed themfelves of to the utmoft, for the benefit of mankind. Virtue they faid is agree- able to reafon, and therefore ought to be fol- lowed by every reafonable being. This is true, and an inducement to thofe who venerate the law of their own minds ; but as that is a law, which every one may difpanfe with at pleafure, it certainly carries with it no fort of obligation. Temporal inconveniencies, they farther urged, attend the violation of the rules of virtue. This indeed would be a powerful fandion, if things fo fell out conftantly and invariably : but on the contrary, we fee virtue and wickednefs pro- mifcuouily fortunate and unfortunate in the world. Moral obligation, in iliort, can arife out of no other principles but thefe, viz. that the laws of virtue are die laws of God; that it is 1 6 ^SERMON before the Society is his will, that thofe laws be obeyed by man; and that we mall pafs into another ftate, where every one will be rewarded or punifhed, as he mall in this life have obeyed or difobeyed them. This only fancftion of morality, the wifdom, the penetration, and induftry of the ancients could not difcover, though they diligently fought after it. But that which thefe lights of the ancient world attempted in vain, what raw fcholar cannot now perform ? What no- vice, who has a mind to vilify the Chriftian - Revelation as ufelefs to mankind, cannot pre- fently, by mere dint of reafon, draw out a complete fyftem of belief, of worfhip, and of practice? Who cannot now demonftrate the being, the attributes, and moral government of God over the World ? and conclude, that being a fpirit, he is to be worshipped in fpirit and in truth ? Who cannot evince, the laws of morality to be his laws ? bring life and im- mortality into open day-light? and exhibit before the eyes of all men that fcene of future being, wherein every man fhall receive a re- compence proportioned to his deeds? What youth I fiy, by mere dint of reafon, cannot now do all this, and much more, at his eafe? Vile and mamelefs plagiaries, who having flolen for the Propagation of the GofpeL 1 7 ilolen their doctrine from the Gofpel, and moft thievifhly difguifed it under an altered drefs, are not content, when taken in the fact, moft impudently to deny the theft, but moft un- gratefully vilify the author from whom the intire fyftem of their boafted wifdom is moft manifeftly purloined. But even thefe great doctrines taken from fcripture, were they to be taught in the name only of fome reputed wife man, would prefently lofe their authority, weight and influence, and become, what the ancient philofophy was, mere matter of fpecu- lation, of eternal difputing and wrangling, in- ftead of being regarded as obligatory rules of life and manners. If thefe things be fo; if irreligion be the fource of all evil prefent and future ; and if no other experienced, or probable remedy can be fuggefted proper to fubdue it, but propagat- • ing the doctrines of revealed religion ; then have we great reafon to blefs God, who put it into the heart of that glorious Prince who had before faved our religion at home from violence, t o eftablifh this fociety for the reftoration and revival of it in our colonies abroad, where it was, in many parts, almoft expiring through carel effnefs. C An A SERMON before the Society An evil fo inveterate, and fo widely difFufed. over a vaft tradt of country, there could be no* hopes of remedying in a fhort time, or with a. frnall ftrength. It was plainly- feen, that it. mufl prove a work of many years, of unwearied patience and perfeverance,. and would . require a collected and well governed force. For thefe reafons a Corporation to carry on the pious .work was eflablifhed, and. by a per- petual fuccefiion made in fome fenfe immor- tal. By this advantage of perpetual duration, it is furnifhed with a capacity of carrying on a defign of fo great length to-its final accomplim- ment. Hence alfo it is enabled to execute its, purpofes, not by fits and flarts, with frequent intermiffions, during which, things naturally of themfelves flide backward, but to proceed with a continued, fteady, uniform endeavour. and direction, whereby the mofl .difficult en— terprizes being kept always going forward, are-, at laft brought to the defired end. Hence alfo- it has the advantage of underftanding the bed. method of purfiaing its .ends, by means of a4-. long experience, the befl guide in all human, affairs. This Corporation is likewife^ as it- were, the refervoir of the national charity in. this kind$ wherein the bounty of each indivi- dual^ for the Propagation of the GojpeL 19 dual, which fingly had been fruitlefs, being - collected together, and directed one and the fame way, like the rays of the fun concentered in the fame point, hath wrought much greater effects, than otherwifecouldhavebeen produced. The integrity of the Society hath ever been not only blamelefs, but free from all fufpi- cion. In thefe hands therefore every one may with fafety and full confidence intruft his li- berality, and .reft affured, that by their ad- miniftration, much more effectually than by his own, the good work he favours, will be carried on and promoted. Nor let defpondence and defpair of an happy event difcourage the charitable difpolition of any perfon towards this undertaking. The fuccefs of the endeavours hitherto ufed, hath, by the bleffing of God, been confiderable, under many difadvantages ; of which fome, even the principal of them, .there is ground to hope, will yet one day be removed. The want of feminaries in thofe parts, for the education of perfons to ferve in the miniftry of the Gofpel, is a great difadvantage ; fo great, that there is reafon to apprehend, it may one day undo, all that the Society has been fo many years labouring to do. If mini- C 2 niftei* ao ^SERMON before the Society nifters fail, religion muft fail with them: and can it be imagined that this little fpot of an ifland can fupply the vaft continent of Ame- rica, and the iflands of the Weft Indies, daily increaiing by an afflux of new inhabitants ? hath it at any time been able to anfwer the demands from thence ? in the provinces, where maintenance is by law provided for minifters, feveral churches have in all times ftood vacant, becaufe none could be found to officiate in them. The fame want hath all along been an hindrance to the proper work of the So- ciety ; and muft needs prove an effectual bar to any farther confiderable progrefs in- it. And may it not be apprehended; (which, God avert!) that from the fame caufe things fooner or later may begin to go backward. The want of native minifters looks,, in my apprehenfion, with a malignant afpect on the church there. Nor is it of late ontyv that this danger hath been perceived and dreaded : that glorious Prince, who eftablimed this Society, faw and confidered it; and for remedy thereof, caufed * to be built,, and liberally endowed a college in thofe parts. Unfortunately it hath not an- fwered his intention. A fecond feminary for the fame purpofe hath been raifed by the pious bounty for the Propagation of the GofpeL 21 bounty of a private gentleman. This too hath failed; and no wonder: for what encourage- ment have the inhabitants of thofe regions to qualify themfelves for holy orders, while, to obtain them; they lye under the neceffity of croffing an immenfe ocean, with much incon- venience, danger and expence; which thofe who come hither on that errand can but ill bear ? And if they have the fortune to arrive fafe, being here without friends, and without ac- quaintance, they have the fad bufinefs to under- go, of prefenting themfelves unknown, to per- fons unknown, without any recommendation or introduction, except certain papers in their pocket. Are there not circumftances in this cafe, fufficient to deter every ordinary courage, and to damp the moil adventurous fpirit ? It hath therefore hitherto proved, and probably will ever be found, a vain expence to build and endow colleges there, while that people have this only method of being admitted sto the miniftry. Who will qualify themfelves ? who, on fuch unjufl terms, will feek- the office? An office accompanied) there at leaft, with no tempting advantages, that may counter-balance the above-mentioned difcouragements, and hardships. Who would not rather take upon him 22 ^SERMON before the Society him any other occupation, which he can freely afTume, and exercife without authority and licence fetched from another hemifphere ? Whoever then wiflies to fee feminaries for the breeding of miniflers flourifh in America, inufl wifli, and, if he hath opportunity, will endeavour to procure them the means of being ordained to the miniflry x>n .that fide of the ocean. The want then of Bimops in our colonies, befides other difadvantages attending it, ap- pears, in particular, to be the fundamental caufe of the want of native miniflers. The one removed ; the other, it feems, would ceafc of courfe. For can it be imagined, could or- ders be had on the fame terms there as elfe- where, that a number of the natives fufficient for the ferviee of the churches, would not offer themfelves in thofe, as they do, in all other parts of Chriflendom. But farther, the want of Bimops there hath been all along the more heavily lamented, becaufe it is a cafe fo fingular, that it .cannot be paralleled in the Chriflian world. For what feel: was .ever any where at all allowed, that was not .allowed the means within them- felves of jproviding for the continual ,exercife for the Propagation of the GofpeL 23 of their worfhip ? the granting one- without the other would be but a mockery. Yet fuch is the ftate of our church in the colonies ; and at a time, and in a realm, where the rights of confcience are b eft underftood, and moft fully allowed and protected. Air feels of Proteftant Chriftians here at home; and all, fave one, throughout our colonies, have the full- enjoyment of their religion. Even: the Romim fuperftition, within a province lately added to the Britim dominions, is com- pletely allowed in all points ; it hath Bifhops- and feminaries. Thus ftands the cafe of all churches in our colonies, except only the church here by law eftabliflied : that aloner is not tolerated in the whole -, it exifts only in part, in a maimed fhte, lopt of Epifco- pacy, an eiTential part of its conftitution. . And whence this difgraceful diftinftion ? whence this mark of diftruft ? what is the fear ? what the danger ? A few perfons vefted with authority to ordain minifters, to confirm' youth, and to vifit their own clergy. Can- two or three perfons, retrained to thefe fpi- ritual functions, be dangerous to any in any matter? in what? or to whom ? Can they poffibly, fo limited, on any pretence what-- 24 ^SERMON before the Society ever, attempt to mole ft any in their religious concerns ? Can they invade the rights and jurifdiftion of magiftrates? Can they infringe the liberties of the people ? Can they weaken, or be thought difpofed to weaken, the fidelity of the colonies to his Majefty, or their de- pendence on this country ? To thefe duties, if there be any difference, the members of this church, as fuch, are bound by one fpecial motive, befides the many motives common to them with other fubjedts. But if old grudges and jealouiies be the obftacle; can it be ima- gined, that obfolete piques, and groundlefs fears, long fince extinct here, and which ought there alfo to be extinguished, will be fuffered for ever to prevail againft reafon, equity and piety ? If thefe things be fo, we may entertain good hopes, that the difadvantage fo long la- mented will forne time be removed ; and if there be no latent mifchief, that will arife to the ftate from thence j we may affure our- felves that this benefit will flow to the church from our prefent moft gracious Sovereign, whenever public wifdom, public care, public juftice and piety mail advife the meafure. This point obtained, the American church will for 'the Propagation of the G of pel. 25 «• . — «~~ • 1 1 »• i K -" «i — ... _^_ will foon go out of its infant ftate ; be able to ftand upon its own legs; and without fo- reign help fupport and fpread itfelf. Then the bufinefs of this Society will have been brought to the happy ifTue intended. In the mean while, until this happy period .arrive, it is of the utmofl importance and ne- cem'ty, that the work of the Society be pur- fued with unwearied patience and zeal. It is a work of the highefl charity, and of the moil extenfive benefit, begun and carried on for the glory of God, for the advancement of Chriil's kingdom, and the falvation of fouls ; for delivering multitudes of people from the greateft evils, ignorance of God, and the dominion of fin, with the endlefs train of miferies confequent thereto ; and for communicating to them the greatefl good, the light of the gofpel, and true right'eouf- nefs, with the many and perpetual felicities flowing from them. To promote this pious work is a duty bound on every Chriftian, both by the command of Chrifl, and the reafon of the thing. It is a duty we owe not only to God, but to our country alfo ; whofe peace and profperity efTentially depend on the re- ligion and morals of the people. The obli- D gations 26 ./^SERMON before the Society ', gations and motives to this duty are very many and very ftrong. Weigh them ferioufly in your minds ; confidering withal, that this charitable work hath no other fund to fupply the expences attending it, than the voluntary contributions of good and pious men. Weigh well and confider thefe things deeply in your thoughts ; and may Almighty God* whofe providence hath hitherto fupported it, conti- nue to infufe into the hearts of men the fpirit of liberality towards this pious undertaking* until it {hall have aecomp limed its perfect work.. AN An ABSTRACT of the CHARTER, And of the Proceedings of the SOCIETV for the Propagation of the Gofpel in Foreign Parts, from the 21 ft Day of February ', 1766, to the 2CthDay of February^ 1767. KING William III. of Glorious Memory, was gracioufly pleafed, on the i6th of June, 1701, to ereff and fettle a Corpo- ration with a perpetual Succeffion, by the Name of THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL IN FOREIGN PARTS; fir the Receiving, Managing, and Difpojing of the Con- tributions of fuch Perfons as would be induced to extend their Charity towards the Maintenance of a Learned and an Orthodox Clergy* and the making fuch other Provijion as might be necejfary for the Propagation of the Gofpel in Foreign Parts, upon Information, that in many of our Plan- tations, Colonies, and Factories beyond the Seas, the Provifion for Minifters was mean, and many other of our f aid Plantations, Colonies, and Fac- tories, were wholly unprovided of a Maintenance for Minifters, and the publick Worjhip of God\ and that, for lack . of Support and Maintenance D2 of 28 An AbftraSl of the of fuc/j, many of his loving Subjefts wanted the Adrniniflration of God's Word and Sacraments^ andfeemed to be abandoned to Atheifm and Infide- lity, and others of them to Popifh Superftition and Idolatry. The Society was compofed, by the Chapter, of the Chief Prelates and Dignitaries o£ the Church, and of feveral other Lords, and emi- nent Perfons in the State, with a Power to eled: fuch others to be Members of the Corporation, as they, or the major Part of them, fhould think beneficial to their charitable Defigns -, and they immediately applied themfelves with great Zeal and Alacrity to the good Work j~ and after adj lifting Preliminaries in the Choice of Officers, and fettling Handing Orders and Rules for their more regular Proceeding, they, fubfcribed every one of them according to their feveral Ranks and Difpofitions,. an annual Sum to be paid to their Treafurer, for the general Ufes of the Society; and chofe new Members, and gave out Deputations according to the Powers in the Charter, to receive and colled: the Donations of all charitable and well-difpofed- Perfons towards this moft pious Defign : And , thro' an efpecial Bleffing, this Work of the Lord hath hitherto profpered in their Hands. Many more than One Hundred and Forty Thoufand of our own People, Infants and Adults, and many Thoufauds of Indians and Negroes, have been inftructed and baptized into the true Faiths of our Lord Jefus Chrift 5 and more than One Hundred Proceedings of the Society. 29 Hundred and Fifty Thoufand Volumes of Bibles and Common Prayer Books, with other Books of Devotion and Inftruc~lion, together with an "innumerable Quantity of pious fmall Tracts, have been difperfed in Foreign Parts; and there is now a very hopeful and improving Appearance of Religion in the public Wcrmip of God, ac- cording to the Liturgy of the Church of England* in a great number of Churches in our Planta- tions in America, by the Means, and through the Procurement, of this Corporation. The Charter directs the Society to give an Annual Account to the Lord High Chancellor, the Lord Chief Juftice of the Kings Bench, and the Lord Chief Juftice of the Common Pleas, of the feveral Sums of Money by them received, and laid out, and of the Management and Dif- pofition of the Revenues of the Corporation : This is punctually done, and the Society annual- ly make public an Abflract of them and their Proceedings. Therefore the Society now, in the firft Place, acknowledge the Receipt, and return their moil hearty Thanks for the particular Be- nefactions of the Year 1766, viz. L s. d. To a Lady unknown, by Caher/yl n • z. r^r r f * I Cf Bewicke, Efq^ for ^ j To Mrs. Lucy Osborne 22 o To the Rev. Mr. 3enj. Archer, | Rector of Stour Provofty Dor- t 220 fetjhire,. — 'J To 3° An Abftratt of the \ To a Lady, defiring to be unknown, by his Grace the Lord Archbifhop of Canterbury, — To the Rev. Sir Afiurjl Allin, Bart, of) Lowejlqfe, Suffolk, a Collection from!* his Parifh, — — J TO p. T. — To Mrs. Kelfey, by Mr. Cotton, To Mrs. Catherine Kelfey, by ditto, — To Mrs. Parker, by ditto, To Mrs. Pearce, by ditto, To Mrs. Eliz. Torriano, her Subscription to Chriflmas, 1765, — For a further Part of the Rev. Mr. Hender- fsns Legacy, by Mr. Tyler, Executor, To P. E. To the Dean of Tork, and his Friends, To a Lady unknown, by the Rev. Dr. 1 Lloyd, Dean of Norwich, — J To another Lady unknown, by ditto, To A. P. a Bank Note, To Charles Jennens, Efq; of Gopfal in") Leicejlerjljire, by Mr. Hetherington, J To Mrs. Eliz. Hanmer, by ditto, — To a London Clergyman unknown, by the Rev. Mr. Broughton, — For the Legacy of Mrs. Eliz. Byerley,' by Mr. Thomas Hill, one of her Exe- cutors, To Mifs Palmer, an annual Subscription, To Mrs. Elites, of Chifwick, — To a Lady unknown, by Mrs. Lane, 8 2 II 10 0 O I I O I I O I I O 2 2 o 5 5 o 50 o o 4 28- 4 12 o o 80 2 10 21 o o I I o .3000 0 o 2 2 o IOO 0 o JO JO 0 To Proceedings of the Society. 3 1 To a Lady unknown, by Mr. Pearce, 15 o o To Henry Southby, Efq; of Caverfkam,\ Oxfordjhire, — * J To Mr. vyrrell, of Ortnond Street, by the! Rev. Dr. Plumptree, — j To Mifs Cordelia Bright, her Subfcrip-T tion to. Chrijlmas, 1765, — j 3 3 To Thomas Barker, Efq; of Lindon, Rut- landjhire, by the Rev. Mr. Wiljbn, of j Empingbam, - To Mrs. Barker, jun. by ditto, — 0106 To Mrs. Margaret Floyer, of Dorchejier, 1 by Mr. Robert Lewis, — J For the Legacy of the Rev. Mr. Thomas^ Winder, for propagating the Gofpel; / where it has not yet been preached, f by Ms Executors, J To Mrs. Parkhurft, Widow, — 50 o For the Refidue of Mr. David Brevett's > Legacy of i oo /. j * To Mrs. Sufanna Mafhew, by Mr. Gregfon* i i For the Legacy of Sir John Philipps, by 1 Lady Pbiltpps, his Executrix, J *• For Intereft of ditto, — — 20 For the Legacy of Richard Newman,"} Efq; by his Executors, — * j, oo o To Mrs. Dennis, — — ro 10 To a Lady unknown, by the Rev. Dr. HallifaX) — — For the Legacy of the Rev. Mr. Purne//, of Mtwcbefer, by his Executors, 3° To An AbftraSi of the To a Perfon unknown, by Mr. 'Staples,. To the Rev. Mr. Hughes, To Mrs; Ann Maynard, by Meflrs. Hoare and Co. — — For the Legacy of Mrs. EHz. Ludwelly by Francis Aujien, Efq; To a Per ion unknown, by John Palairet, ' ^ Efq; — — For the Legacy of the Rev. Mr. Francis Drake, by Mr. James Drake, Executor, For the Legacy of Robert North, Efq; by> the Rev. Mr. Thomas Adams, f For the Legacy of Mr. Edward Hem- ming, in New South Sea Annuities, transferred to the Society by his Ex- ecutors, — For half a Year's Dividend on the faidl Legacy, due July 5, J For the Legacy of Mrs. Hannah Catlen, by Mr. Thomas Fialls, Executor, For the Legacy of Mrs. Margaret Hunt>~} by Edward Tardley, Efq; Executor, J To Mrs. Elwes, of Chifwick, by Mr.") Walter Dicker ; ] To the Rev. Sir AJhurft Allin, Bart, of "j Scmtrly Hall, Suffolk, a Collection C from his Parifh> J For the Refidue of Sarah Complins Le- gacy, For the Legacy of Mrs. Kelfey, by her Executrixes, . j 20 o o 1 I O 10 IO O 500 o o 30 o o 20 O O 250 o o 300 o , o 4 10 o 150 o o 500 o o IOO O O 2 II O 550 To Proceedings of the Society. 33 5 5 0 i i o i i o 5° i o o 4 4 0 To Roger Pratt, of Rijlon in Norfolk, Efq; by the Rev. Dr. Stfdman, To a Gentlewoman unknown, by the Rev. Dr. Tew, To the Rev. Mr. Archdeacon Sharpe, To a Lady unknown, by Mr. Venn, To Mifs Sydenham, her annual Conrri- bution, — To the Rev. Dr. Tew, Reclor of Eold&n\ near Newca/t/e, by Robert Markland, \- 100 Efq; j To a Gentleman of Lowtb, in Lincoln-~\ fiire, by his Friend in London, J To Mr. Elias Brown, by Mr. William 1 Teathard, — — J To Mrs. Vic, of Clifton, near Brijlol,~\ by the Rev. Dr. Tucker, Dean of!- Glocefter, — — J To Mrs. Toogood, of Brijlol, by ditto, To Mrs. S. P. by ditto, To a Perfon defiring to be unknown, by ditto, To a Perfon unknown, by Mr. Arch- deacon Head, — To the Rev. Mr. Pric/i, by the Rev. Mr. Broughton, — — To the Rev. Mr. Fenwicke, of Hallaton near Har borough, • To Mrs. Bewicke, by ditto, — To Mrs Sarah Carte, by ditto, — To J. E. W. To a Perfon unknown, by John Palairet, 7 Efq* . 5 5 I i 0 I i o 'to, 4 4 o 2 2 0 I I 0 I I o 3 O o i I o 6 6 o 3° 6 To 34 An Abftratt of the 8 5 2 5 5° 2 8 5 2 5 o 5 5 3 3 o o cr o o To the Rev. Mr. Harvey, of Lorwjhill,'\ Suffolk, — — J To the Subdean of Exeter, •— To the Hon. Mrs. Shirley, To Humphrey Fitzberbert, of Briftol, Efq; To Mrs. Elizabeth Torriano, For the Legacy of the Rev. Mr. Hilary, 1 by Jofeph Allen, M. D. — J To a Pedbn unknown, remitted by theV Rev. Mr. Baylor, Minifler of Clifton, t near Brijlol, — — J To the Rev. Dr. Knail, Vicar of Carif- j brook, in the IJle of Wight, To Sir John Oglander, by ditto; To Mr. John Oglander, by ditto, To Mrs. Leigh, of Northcot, by ditto, To the Rev. Dr. Walker, of Melleftone, by ditto: To David Urry, Efq; by ditto, • — To the Rev. Mr. Culme, Redor of Frejh- water, by ditto, To the Rev. Mr. Walter, Jledor of Brix- tone, by ditto, To the Rev. Mr. Troughear Holmes, by ditto, To Mr. Leigh, of Tborley, by ditto, To William White, Efq; by ditto, To Robert Worjley, Efq; by ditto, To Mr. Clark, of Newport, by ditto, To Robert Pope Blachford, Efq; by ditto, To a Member of the Society, deiiring to be unknown, To the Rev. Mr. Marrian Feaver, of" Dorfetjhire, - • I o / I I o I J 0 I I o LttOi I I o I I o I I o I I 0 to, i I o o 10 6 o 10 6 0 10 6 o 10 6 I I o To Proceedings of the Society. 35 To Lady Ann Shadwell, in 6 To R. B. 5'5 ° To Lady Curzon, 55° To a Clergyman in the Eaft of Suffix, 1 Q by the Rev. Mr. Edward Wilfon, J Thefe Benefactions, together with T^n Pounds, Ten Shillings, paid at Entrance of new Members, amounting to the Sum of Six Thoufand and Nineteen Pounds, Thirteen Shil- lings, are all the Benefactions to the Society in the Year 17665 of which the Sum of Four Thoufand Nine Hundred and Thirty Pounds, Fourteen Shillings and Five Pence, has been ex- pended in Salaries, and other incidental Charges, and for Books fent by the Society to North America, and the Society have been encouraged : to >erecl: feveral new Millions, and employ more School-matters. E a Th* 36 An AbftraEl of the The Names of the Society's Millenaries, to- gether with thofe of the Society's Catechifls and School-matters, with their refpeclive Salaries, are as follow : Newfoundland. . . « Province of Majfachufets Bay. 18 Mr. Bailey, Itinerant Miffionary on the") Eaftern Frontiers, — — J^° 19 Mr. Miffionary at George Town,'] and Places adjacent, on Kennebeck ^30 River, — J 20 Mr. Wll'wall, Miffionary at Falmoutb inl Cafco Bay, — — — J 2 1 Mr. Bafs, Miffionary at Newbury* — - 50 22 Mr. Weeks, Miffionary at Marbleheadt 23 Mr. Macgilchrift, Miffionary at Salem> 24 Mr. Sergeant, Miffionary at Cambridge, 25 Mr. Win/low, Miffionary at Braintree, Stoughton, and Dedhamt — • 26 Mr. Ebenezer tfhompfon, Miffionary at Scituate> and Colony 38 An Abftratt of the Colony of Rhode I/land. 27 Mr. Marmaduke Browne, Miffionary at! 28 Mr. Fsiyeriveather, Miffionary ganfet, '5° 5° 29 Mr. Ufier, Miffionary zlJBriftol, — 60 30 Mr. John Graves, Miffionary at Provi-1 lit. /It* Cj - mmm^^tmtm^m »HM^«MW« -- for officiating at Warwick, — 15 31 Mr. Taylor, School-matter at Providence, 10 •Colony of Connecticut. 32 Dr. Johnfon, Miffionary at Stratford, 33 Mr. Newton, Miffionary ziRipton, 34 Mr. Lamfon, Miffionary at Fairfield, 35 Mr. Dibblee, Miffionary at Stamford, 50 36 Mr. Matheiv Graves, Miffionary at New], London, - — « 37 Mr. School-mafter to the Nara- I ganfet Indians, >•• J $ 38 Mr. Beach, Miffionary at Newt own and! .'Reading, - - - j5° 39 Mr. Clarke, Miffionary at -New Havenl ^ MM Haven, 40 Mr. Gibbs, Miffionary at Simjbury and Hartland, — !L .41 Mr. Viels, Affiftant to Mr. Gibbs, 20 42 Mr. Mansfield, Miffionary at Derby and 43 Mr, Learning Miffionary at Norwalk, 50 44 Proceedings of the Society. 39 44 Mr. Miffionary at New Mil- 1 ford,Woodbury , Kenf3 and New Fair- ^30 45 Mr. Palmer, Miffionary z.t Litchfield,~] Cornwall, Sharon, and Great Bar- >?o \ nngton, - - J 46 Mr. Scovil, Miffionary at Waterbury,"^ Wejlbury, Northbury, and New Cam- >3O bridge, — - J 47' Mr. Peters, Miffionary- at Hebron, 30 48 Mr. Andrews, Miffionary at Walling-^l ford, CheJJjire, Meridan, and North sio' Haven, — - — • J 49 Mr. Miffionary at Norwich, 30 New York. 50 Mr. Gutting, Miffionary at Hemp/lead! on Long Ijland, — — • J-3 5 1 Mr. Avery, Miffionary at Rye, — 40 52 Mr. Wetmore, Schqol-mafler at Rye, i a 53 Mr. Charlton, Miffionary at Staten 54 Mr. Egberts, School-mafter at Staten 55 Mr. Samuel Seahury, Miffionary •50 15 and Weft Chefter, 5 Mr. Nathaniel Seabury, School-mafter ~ at Weft Chefter, — — 40 10 57 Mr. Munro, Miffionary ztPhilipjbnrg, 30 3° 58 Mr. Miffionary at Scheme-"} 59 Mr. Thomas Brown, Miffionary at Al- bany, and to the Mohawk Indians, 60 Mr. Catechitt to the 40 Mohawk Indians, — 6 1 Mr. Oel, Affiftant in inftructing the" Indians, 62 Paulus, a Mohawk, School-matter to the Indians, 63 Mr. Miffionary at Newburgh, 30 64 Mr. Hildreth, School-matter at New' w/\ ** & - J. Uf /tj 65 Mr. Beardjley, Miffionary at Pogh- keepjie, in Dutches County, New Jerfey. 66 Dr. Chandler, Miffionary at Elizabeth 67 Mr. Mackean, Miffionary at 'Amboy 10 7 jo and Woodbridge* 5° 68 Mr. Odell, Miffionary at Burlington, 50 69 Mr. Evans, Miffionary at Glocejler and " Waterford, 70 Mr. Cooke, Miffionary m'Monmouth' 71 Mr. Ifaac Browne, Miffionary at Newark, • 72 Mr. Miffionary at New Brunfwick and Pifcataqua, 73 Mr. Dow, School-matter at Second' 40 50 40 10 74 Proceedings of the Society. 41 35 74 Mr. Spencer ; Miffionary at St. Peters' Spotfwood, .and St. Peters Freehold, 75 Mr. Miffionary at Trenton and Maidenfaad, — Pennfylvania. 76 Mr. .R<5/}, Miffionary at Newcaftk, — 60 77 Mr. Reading^ Miffionary at Apoquinitnink, 60 78 Mr. Craig, Miffionary at Cbejter, 60 79 Mr. Miffionary at Oxford? 60 So Mr. Currie, Miffionary at Radnor, 60 8 1 Mr. MagaWy Miffionary at Dover and 82 Mr. Miffionary at Mifpillion, St. Paul's near Maryland, and Cedar Creek, 83 Mr. yohn Andrews, Miffionary at Lewes] in Su/ex County, J4° 84 Mr. Barton, Itinerant Miffionary in Lan- $5 Mr. William Thomfon, Itinerant Miffio-O nary in the Counties of Tork and Gum- (50 berland, — . J 86 Mr. Murray, Miffionary at Reading, 30 North Carolina. 87 Mr. Earl, Miffionary at St. Paul's Pa-1 ^ rijh, Cbowan County, 88 Mr. Stewart* Miffionary at St. 7/iW;#j's, 1 Bath 'Town, 89 Mr. Reed, Miffionary in Craven County, 50 F oo 42 An AbftraSl of the 90 Mr. efbomKnfbn, School-matter at New-"] hern, > - J I ^ 91 Mr. Barnet, Miffionary at Erunfwlck, 50 92 Mr. Mickkjobn, Miffionary in Rowanl County, 20 93 Mr. Morton, Miffionary in Northampton County^ < ~— j 20 Georgia. 94 Mr. Zonberbuhlcr, Miffionary at Savannah, 50 95 Mr. Frink, Miffionary at Augujla, — 50 96 Mr. Alexander, Miffionary at St. Johns, 30 Bahama lilands. 97 Mr. 'lizard, Miffionary at New Provi- dence, 98 Mr. Bafcome, School-mafter at New Pro- 99 Mr. Mofe, Miffionary at Harbour I/land h 10 and Eleuthera., 100 Mr. School-mafter at Harbour" I/land* > Africa* 60 10 101 Mr. Philip Qitaque, Miffionary, Cate--j chift, and School-mailer to the Negroes Leo on the Gold Coaft, I Total £ 3997 10 o Barbadoes. Proceedings of the Society. 43 Barbadoes. 1 02 Mr. Butcher, School- matter at Co- drington College, 1 03 Mr. Wharton, Affiftant in the School, "• and Catechift to the Negroes — J 104 Mr. Bvwen* for teaching Writing and Arithmetic!?, — 40 N. B. Thefe Salaries are paid out of the Produce of the Plantation. The Society allow Ten Pounds Worth of -Books to each Miffion for a Library, and Five Pounds Worth of pious fmall Tracts to every new MifTionary, .to be distributed among his Parimioners, and other Parcels of Books, as Oc- calion offers, and the Society find them want- ing. And the Society have received the fol- lowing Accounts of their pious Labours in the Year jj66. Newfoundland. By a Letter from the Rev. Mr. Langman, the Society's Miffionary at St. Johns, dated Nov. 3, 1766, it appears, that upon the lad Survey, there were in this Place (excluilve of the Gar- rifon) 241 Englijh Men, 78 Women, and 158. Children ; 477 Irijh Men, 65 Women, and 113 Children; in the whole 1132 Souls. In. the Courfe of the Year he baptized 47 Infants, buried 35 Corpfes, and married 14 Couple, and has about 24 Communicants. F Tin 44 An /tbftraEl of the The Rev. Mr. Balfour, the Society's Mif- fionary at Trinity Bay, in his Letter dated No- vember 17, 1766, writes, that in Trinity Bay are 320 Men, who are Proteftants, 416 Roman Catholics, and 196 Women and Children ; that he baptized within the Year 30, buried 25, and had 9 Communicants, who have an Opportu- nity of receiving the holy Communion the firft Sunday of every Month in the Summer Seafon. In feafbnable Weather he teaches gratis a few Children who attend him in his ow-n 'Houfe at leifure Hours, and fuch as are capable repeat the Catechifm in Church. Upon the Petition of the Inhabitants of Har- bour Grace and Carboneer, the Society have this Year appointed another Miffionary in thofe Parts, the Rev. Mr. Lawrence Coughlan, a Gentleman recommended by the Inhabitants, among whom he had refided Ibme Time as their Miniiter, and to whofe Support they promife to contribute to the utmoil of their Abilities. Nova Scotia.. The Society have received this Year from Jonathan Belcher, Efq; Prefident of the Council and Chief Juftice of Nova Scotia, two Letters dated Ja?2. 27, and O5i. 7, 1766, lamenting the Lois the Province has fuftained by the Death of fo able and prudent a Miniiter as Mr. Vincent y. and expreffing his Opinion of the Neceffity of appointing a Miffionary at Lunenburg, qualified to Proceedings of the Society. 45, to officiate in German as well as Englijh. He fpeaks highly of Mr. Bennett Labours, who in the Service of four Townihips has been employ- ed without the leaft Abatement of Zeal and good Conduit. At the Defire of Mr. Belcher and feveral other Gentlemen, the Society have ap- pointed Mr. Lynch School-m after at Halifax, where they have lately paffed an Act of AfTembly for the better Regulation of Schools and School- mafters throughout the Province. The Society have received this Year four Let- ters from the Rev. Mr. Wood, Miflionary at Annapolis Royal and Granville, dated Oct. 15, 1765, May 31, July 27, and Sept. 4, 1766, in- which he writes, that it is not poflible to afcer- tain the Number of Indians in this Province, as they feldom flay a Month in a Place. Some of them fpeak French, a few Englijh, but moft of them know no other Language but Mickmack, which Mr.(/%»*/ is ftudying very clofely. He flatters himfelf, that the Religious Principles the Indians have imbibed from the French Priefts will wear off, if no more Romim Priefts be fettled among them. He writes, that Mr. Wilkie, the Society's School-rnafter at Annapolis, goes on well, and has between 40 and 50 Scholars,, and about 20 of them are catechized pubhckly every Sunday-, and that Mr. Morrifon, lice n fed School-mafter at Granville, whom the Society have taken into their Service, is a fober, difcreet young Man, and Jikejy to be very uleful in his Station. Mr. Wood, has fent this Year the Lord's Prayer 46 An AbftraEl-fif the Prayer and the Apoftle's Creed, in the Mickmack Language, together with a French and Engltjh Copy of the firfl Part of his Mickmack Gram- mar. The Rev. Mr. Breyntvn, the Society's Mif- fionary at Halifax, in his Letters dated Oft. n, 1765, and Sept 4, 1766, recommends the Ap- pointment of a Miffionary at Lunenlurg, qualified to officiate in German as well as Engli/b, by which means 1 200 Germans, already fettled there will be kept united Members of the Church of England, and fome thoufands who are daily ex- pecled will have the Benefit of hearing the Word of God in their own Language, till the riling Generation (hall become Englijh. And the So- ciety have the Pleafure to inform the Publick, that the Rev. Mr. Bryfetius, qualified to officiate in both Languages, is now appointed to the Million of Lunenburg, in the room of Mr. Vin- cent. Mr. Breyntons Mifiion continues in its v.iua! profperous State, Benevolence and mutual Forbearance prevailing among all Perfuafions. By his Ncii'ia Parocbialis it appears, that the Number of ProfefTors of the Church of England in and about Halifax, including Germans, French, and Irijh, is 950, of the Navy 700, of the Army ^co, of Protcilant DiiTenters 350, of conflant Communicants 90, of French and German Com- municants 60, of Births within the Year 140, of Burials 50. The Rev. Mr. Morcau, the Society's Mif- fionary to the French at Lunenburg, in his Let- ters, Proceedings cf the Society. 47 ters, dated April 5, and Sep$. 29 1766, obferves, that all the Germans, except a few old People, appear difpofed to join with the Church of Eng- land, especially if fupplied with a Million nry able to preach in German and Engltfh. At Wbitfiin- tidc he administered the holy Communion to above 100 Perfons, ILngliJht Germans and French, to each in their own. Language j among whom were fome young People, who were admitted after a long private Examination in the principal Articles of our holy Religion. His Congrega- tion, he fays, behaves with great Decency and Devotion, and increafes by Marriages fo much that he hopes to fee it foon one cf the rnoft ilou- riiliing on, the Continent,, as well as remarkably diftinguifhed by its inviolable Attachment to the Principles of the Church of England \ and by true Holinefs. The. Indians (for whom Mr. Moreau has lately baptized 12 Children, and married one Couple) have (hewn him the Copy of a Letter, which they are told was written by Jefits Chriftt to the Bi(hop of Luijon in France, to be fent to them. It is figned by two Perfons, who lay they 'have received it from the {aid Bifhop to be diftributed among the Savages. Each of them have a Copy of it, which they wear next their Heart. The Letter is filled with the groflefl Abfurdities imaginable. They are therein threatened with eternal Damnation, if they fail in any Point of the Rom-fli Religion; and on the contrary, are promifed endlefs Hap- pinei's, if they feparate from thofe of a different Opinion* 4.8 An AbftraEt of the Opinion. They are never to die a fudden Death, nor be drowned, nor perim in War, To long as they have this Letter next their Heart. Mr. Moreau is promifed leave to take a Copy of this Letter, which he will not fail to tranfmit to the Society. In the laft Year he baptized 80 Chil- dren, Englijk, German and French, and married 20 Couple. He allures the Society, that Mr. Bfiilly, School-mailer to the French at Lunen- burg, is a very pious, modeft, fober Man, and very prudent and diligent in the Difcharge of his Duty. The Rev. Mr. Bennet, the Society's Miffiona- ry at Hor They have a great Averfion to* the Engtijh Nation, chiefly owing to the In- fluence of Roman Catholic Miffionaries, who, inftead of endeavouring to reform their Morals, comply with them in their moft extravagant Vices, and teach them that nothing is neceSary to eternal Salvation, but to believe in the Name of Chrift, to acknowledge the Pope his holy Vicar, and to extirpate the Englijh, becaufe they cruelly murdered the Saviour of Mankind. He concludes one of his Letters with a Detail of the great. Proceedings of the Society. 51 great Things Dr. Gardner^ a Phyfician at Bofton, has done and is doing for the Church of England in thefe Parts ; particularly, his generoufly giving the People of Pownalborough, the Ufe of Rich- mond Houfe and Farm feven Years, for Mr. Baileys Improvement j his fubfcribing largely, and foliciting a Subfcription for building them- a Church and Parfonage Houfe; his publishing at his own Expence an Edition of Bimop Beve- ridge's Sermon on the Excellency of the Com- mon Prayer, which has been difperfed to good Purpofe; his Intention to give a Glebe, build a Church and Parfonage Houfe, and endow it for the Support of an Epifcopal Minifter at Gardners Town. From Sept. 26, 1764, to Sept. 29, 1765, he baptized 43 Infants and 3 Adults; and from Sept. 29, 1765, to Sept. 23, 1766, baptized 38 Infants and i Adult j and in each Year had an Addition of 2 new Communicants. The Rev. Mr. Wifwal, the Society's Miffiona- ry at Falmouth in Cafco Bay, in the Province of MaflachitfetS) in his Letters dated Sept. 1 i, 1765, and July 25, 1766, acquaints the Society, that fmce his Arrival at this new Million in May 1765, his Congregation is increafed to 70 Families, who constantly attend publick Worihip, together with a confiderable Number of Strangers. From May 1765 to July 1766, he'baptized i Adult and 27 ; Children, 2 of them Blacks, and has 21 conflant Communicants. Belides reading Prayers and - preaching on the principal Festivals, and twice every Sunday, he adminifters the Sacrament of the - G 2 Lord's An Abftratt of the Lord's Supper the firft Sunday in every Month, from Rafter to Chriftmas, and catechifes- the Chil- dren the Wednesday following every Sacrament Day, encouraging thofe who make the greateft . Proficiency, by prefcnting each of them with- a Bible or Prayer Book. He promifes to vifit the neighbouring Settlements as often as he can. The Rev. Mr. Marmaduke Browne, the So- ciety's Miffionary at Newport in Rhode IJJajid, in his Letters dated 'Jan. 2 and July i, 1766, writes, that he is conftantly engaged in a SuccefTion of parochial Duty, as much as he is well able to ftruggle with, and has the Comfort to obferve, that much Good is done here, notwithstanding many Difadvantages they labour. under in this Colony. Within the Year he baptized 43 In- fants, 2 white and i black Adult, and has 120 Communicants, 7 of whom are Blacks, who behave in a Manner truly exemplary and praifc- worthy. The Rev. Mr. Dibblee, the Society's Miffio- nary at Stamford in Connecticut, in his Letters dated OB. 28, 1765, Mar. 2.5, and O51. 7, 1766, exprefies his Satisfaction in the religious Behavi- our of his People, which is a great Encourage- ment to him in the Difcharge of the Duty of his extenfive MnTion* Sunday Aug. 25, 1765, he at- tended divine Service in the new Church in the upper Diftri£t of Salem, and preached to a nume- rous Congregation, had upwards of 30 Commu- nicants, and baptized 13 Children,, The like he did in Augujl, 1766, when he had about the fame Number .- Procedeings of the Society. 53 Number of Communicants, and baptized 1 5 Chil- dren. He has occafionally performed divine Ser- vice in this Place for 1 5 or 1 6 Years, in pure Compaffion to the deftituteCircumftancesof this People, and the People of the adjacent Places, whoftand in grent Need of proper Inftruction. At the Requeft of Mr. St. George Talbot, he preached at the Opening of a new Church at Danbury, 30 Miles diftant, which, through Mr. Talbofs Affiftance, is covered and inclofed^ and has a handfome Steeple. A good Congregation gave devout Attendance, among whom were many DifTenters. The next Day he preached in the private Houfe of a fober zealous DiiTenter, five Miles from Danbury, where a greater Number than was expected attended the Service, and be-- haved devoutly. Some time after he preached in the Church of North Caftle to a good Con- gregation, . and baptized feveral Children. He has lately had an Acceffion of fundry Heads of Families to his Pariih, whofe Chriftian Deport- ment, he doubts not, will do Honour to their Profcmon. In the Year and half preceding the Date of his laft Letter, he baptized 1 1 9 Chil- dren and 12 Adults, and had 8 new Commu- nicants. The Rev. Mr. Matthew Graves, the Society's Miffionary at New London in Gonne£licut9 in his Letter dated June 3, 1/65 (received not till the Year 1766) earneftly recommends to the Gare of the Society, the Narraganfet Indians., who requeft that a School-mafter may be pro-- vided 54 An Abftratt of the vided for them in the room of Mr. Cornelius Bcnnet. The generous Donation of 40 Acres of Land, which thefe Indians have given towards a Church, their Progrefs in Religion, their Love to ours in particular, and their fteady Adherence to the Crown of England from the very firft, Mr. Graves hopes will engage the Society to fupply them with a proper School-mafter, whom he will readily undertake to overfee and direct, and will vifit thefe Indians as often as he can, as he finds them very defirous of religious In- frru&ion, and worthy of Encouragement. The Board immediately complied with this Requeft, and delired Mr. Graves to procure a proper Per- fon to be School-mafter to the Narraganfet In- dians. This Mr. Graves^ in his Letter, dated Aug. 25, 1766, readily undertakes to do. Be- lides the Narraganfet Indians, he vifits alfo the other four adjacent Tribes, in each of which he hopes there are many very capable of Inftruc- tion, and ready to embrace the Chriftian Faith, whofe great Confidence in him he fludies to improve to their fpiritual and temporal Advan- tage. In a Poftfcript dated Q&ober ?,z, 1766, he writes, that he was fent for, and vifited a Place between 30 and 40 Miles from New Lon- doiiy where he continued three Days, preached to a very large and attentive Audience, baptized feveral Children, and founded a Church, feveral openly declaring for the Church of England, lie is to revifit them foon, and hopes to give an agreeable Account of his Proceedings, The Proceedings of the Society. 55 The Rev. Mr. Scovi/, the Society's Miffio- nary at fffater&ury, Weft bury > Nortbbury, and New Cambridge in Connecticut) in his Letter dated July 8, 1766, writes, that the Number of Families belonging to the Church in Water- bury and Wejlbury is 102, in Northbury 46, in New Cambridge 32 j of Communicants in this Miffion 261 j of Children baptized in the pre- ceding Year 64, befides 3 at Roxbury, one of the late Mr. Davzes's Parimes, where he offi- ciates occasionally, as others have done in feveral Parts of that Miffion, fince the Death of that worthy, pious, prudent, zealous, and laborious Miffionary. Mr. Scovi/ has four Churches, in which he performs ftated Duty, full enough for two Clergymen, if any Method could be found for their Support, which he hopes in due Time will be effected, as he thinks it impoffible for a Clergyman, who has a Variety of Churches under his Care, fo effectually to promote the important Caufe of Religion as a redden t Mi- miter might do. The Rev. Mr. Andrews, the Society's Miffio- nary at Wallingford) Chejhire, Meridan, and North Haven in Connecticut^ in his Letter dated July i, 1765, writes, that in the preceding Year he baptized 27 Infants and 2 Adults; that his Communions are large confidering the Num- ber of his Parifhioners ; and that he has a moft pleafing Profpect of being ufeful in his prefent Miffion. In his Letter dated January 7, 1766, he mentions his taking a Journey to Great Bar- rington*. . 5 6 An AbftraEt of the rington> at the Diftance of near 100 Miles, and preaching there to a confiderable Congregation, aid baptizing 4 Children. On his Return, he preached at Weftbury^ and once fince to a crouded Audience, at the Opening of a decent Church there. In his Letter dated June 25, 1766, he writes, that betides officiating on Sundays in the feveral Parishes of his Miffion, and preaching Week-day Lectures, upon every convenient Oc- cafion, where mod wanted in his Cure, and out of it, upon every proper Invitation, he baptized in the preceding Year i Adult and 35 Children in his Miflion, befides thofe at Great Bar- rington. New York. The Society have received two Letters from Sir •William "Johnfon^ Bart, his Majefly's Superin ten- dan t for Indian Affairs. in North America* dated -O#. 8, and Nov. 8, .1766. In the Firil of theie he gives the ftrongeft AfTurances of contributing to the utmoft of his Power to the Aid and Sup- port of the .laudable Purpofes of the Society's In- .fHtution, particularly, with regard to the civiliz- ing and converting the Indians in thefe Parts. On this Head he his of Opinion, that a Million eflabliftied at the Lower Mohawks, with proper help, would draw the Oneidas and others thither tfor Learning j and the Million ary wnuid befides have it in his Power to aiTift the Members of the Church here ; but conftaitt Refidence and aa .exemplary Proceedings of the Society. exemplary Life mud be expected from him to infure Succefs. This Miffion might be eftablifh- ed at the Upper Mohawks. But what he thinks an Object of ftill greater Importance is the Con- verfion of the Senecas, who exceed i ooo Men, and their Neighbours are much more numerous •to the Weftward, who would follow their Ex- ample. To this End he recommends, that a Miffion, or School, be eftablimed under fome good Divine about Oneida, or Anondaja, to either of which the Senecas, &c. might con- veniently come. This Divine fhould be aflifted by a good Catechift, and as there are fome Mo- hawk Lads qualified to act as Ufhers, their Pre- fence would encourage the Reft to refort thither. O So that in a mort Time fbme*would be qualified to take Orders and return with Abilities and na- tural Intereft to promote the Faith among the Reft. This Sir William gives as a rough Sketch, on which he promifes to enlarge at fome other Time ; and with a View further to promote it, he propofes, with his Majefty's Permiffion, to ufe his Intereft with the Indians to obtain a Grant of Lands at a reafonable Price for the Ufe of fuch an Eftablimment, which will in Time produce a Revenue fufficient to defray the Expences of fo pious an Undertaking. The Society have di- rected their Thanks to be returned to Sir William Jobnfon, for his great Attention to the Interefts of Religion, and readily and chearfully concur in the whole of his Scheme of appointing Mil- lenaries and Catechifts to the Indians, as foon as H proper 58 An Abftratt of the proper Perfons can be procured, and determine likewife to give fuitable Encouragement to fuch Mohawk Lads as fhall be recommended to act in the Capacity of Umers under the Miffionaries and Catechifts. In his other Letter, Sir William Johnfon writes, that he has a large Tract of choice Land, on which he has already fettled about 1 20 Families, for the mod Part induftrious GermanSy who are as yet too poor to fupport a Minifter. Since which he has made Choice of a good Situation, within a Mile of his own Houfe, on a publick Road, where he is forming a Town. Ten Houfes are already finimed and inhabited, and the Town being in the midft of his Settle- ments will increafe very faft. He has alfo built a very neat Stone Church, which, from its Vici- nity to the greateft Part of the Settlement, will ferve the Town and Neighbourhood -, and he only wants a good Clergyman to render his Plan compleat, there being feveral People here of the Church of England, and the greateft part of the Germans, together with the wliole rifing Gene- ration, would become of that Perfuafion, if a Clergyman was fixed here. He therefore requefts the Society to appoint a Miffionary with a fmall Salary, to which Sir William will gladly contri- bute, and furnim him with a Houfe and goad Glebe, fo that he may live very comfortably. Such an Appointment, he is perfuaded, would anfwer many of the Society's Intentions, parti- cularly, with regard to the Indians, of whom there are here, for at leaft fix Months in the Year Proceedings of the Society. 59 Year, from 500 to 1000, and fome conflantly reticle at this Place, who could not fail of re- ceiving great Improvement. He believes the Eftablimment of a Miffion here would be of fo great Ule to the Indians, to the German Settlers, and to the Englijb Proteflants, that he would rather take upon himfelf the Salary than fuffer fo good a Work to drop. He defires his Propofal may be communicated to fome worthy Clergy- man, whofe Situation may not be convenient at Home ; but would willingly have a Man of an affable Difpofition, of a middle Age, zealous in the Difcharge of his Duty, and of an exemplary Life, as diflant from Gloominefs as Levity. If he has a moderate Family, the better, as he may have many Opportunities of fixing them happily > and as the Perquiiites of the Cure will be annu- ally increafmg, Sir William has Reafon to think many a Clergyman would find his Situation much mended by accepting it. The Society have refolved to appoint a Miffionary for Johnfon Hal!y and will endeavour to provide fuch an one as may anfwer Sir Williams Defcription. The Rev. Dr, Aiichmuty, Redtor of Trinity Church in the City of New Tork, in his Letter dated May 5, 1766, inclofes the Petition of the Inhabitants of Poghkeepjie in Dutches County, where a Clergyman is much wanted, recom- mends them to the Favour of the Society, and thinks Mr. Eeardjley might be ufefully employed in this extenfive County. The Petitioners fet forth, that they have, after many Attempts, H 2 raifed raifed a fufficient Sum to purchafe a handfbme Glebe, and will fecure a certain Sum annually for the fupport of a Minifter of the Church of England to officiate in four different Precincts alternately. Thefe Precincts take in a Trad: of about 24 Miles in Length and 20 in Breadth, the Care of which Mr. Beardfley is willing to undertake, which they earneftly intreat he may be permitted to do, and may have fuch further Aid and Afliftance from the Society as they (hall think proper. The Society, being informed, in a Letter from- Dr. Auchmuty, dated Nov. I2» that the People in Dutches County chearfully comply with the Terms required of them, and that there are already 80 Church Families in the County, and many more expected, have agreed to efrablifh a New Miffion at Poghkeefie, and confented to Mr. Beard/leys Removal thither. Upon the Reprefentation of Sir William yobn-- font in his Letter of Oft. 8, and of Dr. Auch-- muty, in his Letter dated Q51. 24, 1766, together with the Petition of the Proteftant Inhabitans in Communion with the Church of England in the Town of Scheneftady, about 17 Miles from. Albany, the Society have engaged, to appoint a MhTionary at that Place, it appearing, that there is but one Clergyman in all the extenfive County of Albany, and that the Church People of Sche- •neEtady have purchafed a Glebe Lotj and by Subfcription, chiefly amongft themfelvcs, erected a ne.U Stone Ghurchv New Proceedings of the Society. 61 New Jerfey. The Rev. Mr. Evans, the Society's Miflibnary at Gkcefter and Waterford* in his Letter dated Feb. 25. 1766, informs them of his fafe Arrival at his Miffion, the kind Reception he met with, and the pleafing Profpedls he has before him. One Church is fmifhed, called Cole's Church, and he expected in a few Months to have ano- ther fit to officiate in at Glocefter Town. His two Congregations of Coles Church and Glocefter have taken a Houfe for him, with about 1 2 Acres of Ground, on a Leafe of 5 Years. The Rev. Mr. Ifaac Brown, the Society's Mif- fionary at Newark and Second River, in his Let- ters dated Jan. 6, April 7, and O61. 6, 1766, writes, that one Mr. Dow, a fober, fenfible Man, has taken Care of the School at Second River almoft ever fince Mr. Avery left it. From O5t. 6, 1765, to Off. 6, 1766, he baptized 38 white Children and 6 black, and 2 black Adults. The Rev. Mr. Cuffing, late the Society's Mif-- fionary at New Brunfwick and Pifcataqua, fince removed to Hempftead on Long I/land in the Province of New Tbrk, in his Letter dated lfti>, 26, 1765, July 26, 1766, writes, that the Church at New Brunfwick appears to increafe in Numbers,, many of . the Prefbyterians, who have no Teacher, attending divine Service. At Pifcataqua Numbers of all Denominations at- tend Church, and appear ferious, He perform- ecU 62 An Abftratt of the ed divine Service twice at Morris Town, about 30 Miles from Brim/wick, where there is a confiderable Number of Church People, who are qualifying themfelves to implore the Affift- ance of the Society. The firft Time he bap- tized 1 2, and the next Time 7 Children at that Place. As often as he could be fpared from the Duties of his own Churches, he attended at difrant Parts, where his Services were thank- fully received. In the 14 Months preceding the Date of his lad Letter, he baptized at Brunf~ wick 28 white Children and 3 Adults, 7 Ne- gro Children and 2 Adults. His Communicants here were 34. At Pifcataqua he baptized 9 white Children and 2 Adults, 2 Negro Children and 4 Adults. His Communicants here were 8. Penfylvania. A Letter from the Rev. Mr. Reading, the So- ciety's Mifiionary at Apoquinimink, in his Letter dated Sept. 5, 1766, returns Thanks for the Board's readily confenting to the Petitions for his Removal to Trenton ; but defiring, for Rea- ibns of a private and perfonal, as well as a re- ligious Nature, to remain in his prefent Miffion, where he is refolved to exert himfelf in the Caufe of Religion with the fame Affiduity and Diligence, as, through God's Affiftance, he has been enabled to do for 20 Years paft with good Succefs. His Miffion is in a refpedable State, and he has the Happinefs to fee his Labours fucceed Proceedings of the Society. 63 fucceed as much to his Satisfaction as can rea- fonably be expected. From Nov. 18, 1765, to the Date of this, he baptized 63 Infants and i Adult. His Communicants are 54. The Rev. Mr. Ingtis, late the Society's Mif- fionary at Dover, &c. in his Letter dated De- cember 19, 1765, acquaints the Society, that he had taken Leave of his Miffion, which he did with great Regret, as the moft perfect Har- mony had fubfifted between him and his Con- gregations, who exprefs their great Concern at Mr. Inglis's Removal, who had with unwea~ ried Diligence difcharged every Duty of his Function, and conducted himfelf on 'all Occa- fions in a Manner truly laudable and exemplary. Upon their Promife to do every Thing in their Power to make their Miffion agreeable, the Sc*- ciety appointed two Miffionaries to fucceed Mr. Ingtis in this extenfive and laborious Cure, viz. the Rev. MefTrs. Giles and Wilfon, who were both unfortunately drowned in their Return to America. Mr. Ingtis, in his Letters dated April 19, May i, and July 10, 1766, takes Occafion, from the melancholy News of Meflrs. Giles and Wiljoiis Death, earneftly to requefl a fpeedy Supply of the Miffions of Dover and Mifpillion. The fame Requeft is renewed by the Church- Wardens and Veitries of the feveral Panfhes in thele Miffions. The Society, willing to grant their Petition, have appointed the Rev. Mr. Magaw, Miffionary at Dover and Duck Creek, and 64 An Abftratt of the and to take Care of the other Parts of Mr. Inglh's Miffion, till another Minifler can be provided. Mr. Inglis lately made a Vifit to his old Miffion, preached at all the Churches formerly under his Care, and bcpp»ized 3 white Adults and 28 Chil- dren, i black Adult, and i Child. From the Time he entered upon the Miffion in July 1759* to his leaving it in December 1765, he baptized 750 white Children and 6 black, 21 white Adults and 2 black. His Communicants, when he came firft to the Miffion, were only 49 ; when he left it they were increafed to 114; which Number, he thinks, might be doubled in a little Time, were two faithful Miffionaries fixed there, as the Society propofe. The Rev. Mr. John Andrews, on the Petition of the Inhabitants of Suffex County on Delaware, and the Recommendation of the Rev. Dr. Smith, Mr. Peters of Philadelphia, and many other worthy Clergymen, is appointed Miffionary at Lewes in the faid County, The Rev. Mr. Barton, the Society's Itinerant Miffionary in Lancajhr, in his Letter dated Jan. 23, 1766, writes, that his Catechumens attend regularly ; and feveral of the young People of his Congregation, who mew uncommon Seri- oufnefs in Matters of Religion, came to the Lord's Table at Chri/tmas, while many were preparing to follow their Example at Rafter. In the September preceding, Mr. Barten paid a Vifit to Sir William Johnfon in the Mohawk Country, about 3 50 Miles from Lancajitr, and had Proceedings of the Sockty. had an Opportunity of acquainting himfelf with a State of the Mohawk Indians, and enquiring into the beft Methods of carrying the Gofpel into the Indian Country. He finds the Mohawks very willing to receive Inftruction, and Sir Wil- liam Johnfon, who is univerfally efteemed for his Goodnefs of Heart, very defirous to intereft him- felf in their Converfion. The Society have fig- liified to Sir William Johnfon and Mr. Barton, their general Approbation of every Scheme for the Inrtruction of the Indians, and their Readi- p.efs to improve every Opportunity of forwarding fo good a Work, and defired them to point out what particular Method may moft effectually be purfued to this End. The Society have been favoured with Sir Williams Anfwer, the Sub- ftance of which is laid before the Publick in the former Part of this Abftract : Mr. Bartons An- fwer is come to Hand, and will appear in the next Year's Account. North Carolina. The Society have received two Letters from his Excellency Governor Tryon, Dated Jan. 29 and Oft. i, 1766, wherein they learn, that fe- veral of the Gentlemen recommended by them are arrived fafe, and have been fettled by the Governor The Rev. Barnet, whom he has re- ceived into his Family, and whofe Conduct he finds fuitable to his Function, is fixed by him at Brnnfwick : Mr, Micklejokn, of whojtn he has I great 66 An AbfiraEi of the great Expeditions, he has fent into "Rowan County ; and believes he fhall eftablifh Mr. Mor- ton in Northampton County, to the Satisfaction of the Parifli. By Letters from the Rev. Mr. Earl, the So- ciety's Miflionary at St. Paul's Parifh, Chowan County^ dated Mar. 26 and Oct. 12, 1766^ it appears, that from April 1765, to Off. 12, 1766, he baptized 107 Children and 2 Adults, and had 30 Communicants j that he preached nine Times in Berkley Parifh, which is deftitute of a Miniiler, and once in Society Parifh, and bap- tized i 7 i Children and 6 Adults. The Rev. Mr. Reed, the Society's Miffionary in Crav n County ', in his Letters dated Jan. 1 4, and July 20, 1766, writes, that the School Houfe is- inclofed, but knows not when it will be finifhed, as the whole Subfcription is expended. The Ve£ try have agreed to give Mr. tfomlinfcn, the Society's School-mailer, 1 2 /. per Annum for attending the Church at Newbern, when Mr. Reed is offici- ating at the feveral Chapels. By his Notitia Parochialis it appears, that, from June 21, 1765, to June 21, 1766, he baptized 202 white Chil- dren and 4 Adults, and 9 black Children, and 297 have received the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. The Rev. Mr. Earnet, the Society's Miffio- nary at Brunfmck, in his Letter dated Feb. 3,. 1766, writes, that being fettled at Erunfwick, the Refidence of the Governor, he officiates occafionally in other Places. His Pariih is about 60 Proceedings of the Society. 67 60 Miles by 30, He had vifited feveral Times thofe Parts appointed by the Veftry, and bap^ tized from November 1 2 to "January r, 60 white Children, i Adult Negro and i Child, and three 6019 13 o the Year 1766, — — J By Subfcriptions of Members! ^ ^ , of the Society, - ] ^9 6 6 By Rent from Tenants, and") by Dividends in the public > 648 7 9 Funds, J By Sale of Moneys in the pub-1 , lie Funds, - - j '5'6 9 6 By Cam of MX. Jennings for the"! Purchafe at Annapolis, for-( merly Governor Nicholfonst f fold toJohnBealeBordley, Efqj J Total 9203 1 6 9 PAY- Proceedings of the Society. 75 PAYMENTS. /. J. d. To the Treafurer the Ballance") ofhisAccount,7 4173 14 8 the Officers of the Society, J For Books, Gratuities to Mif-1 fionaries, and other incidental f 268 4 5 Charges, -J To Monies laid out in the pub-") lie Funds, and Legacies of > 1396 4 9 this Year remaining there, J To Cafh in the Hands of the") Society's Treafurer, Jan. 29, > 1360 o 2 17 7> — — — __ — _ j Total 9203 1 6 9 K 2 Abftradl 76 An AbftraEt of the Abftradt of the Society's London Account rela- ting to Codrington College and their Planta- tions in Earbadoes, as ballanced by the Audi- tors of the Society on the 29th Day of Ja- nuary 1767. The Society to the Truft Dr. /. s. To Ballance of Accounts on the") /. 2 8 th Day of January, 1766,3 ^ •* To Nett Produce of 1 1 5 Cafks7 of Sugar fold at London, — J To Dividends on 7000 /. Old T South Sea Annuities for one I Year due Ottober 10, 1766, j To one Year's Dividend on") 4000 /. Confol. Bank Annu-"t ities due Ju/y 5, 1766, j To 1 1 Months and 8 Days In-' tereft on i6oo/, India Bonds, to the 8th of September ^\^by Commiffion deducted, To Sale of faid India Bonds and Premium,- — ~— — To Cafti for 3 pop/. Exchequer Bills paid off, and Intereft thereon due, 210 I 2O 3065 II d. $l 4 ii 1623 4 o £ 8174 15 The Proceedings of the Society. 77 The Society to the Truft Cr. /. s. d. By Bills drawn at Barbadoes by "J the Society's Attorneys, and S 1227 17 5 others, and paid here, — J By Salaries to Officers in London, 75 o o By Invoice of Goods fent to") BarbadoeSy ~— J 337 By Payment of Part of the! Purchafe of Mrs. Wbitakers > 6231 i 10 Eftate at Barbadoes, J By Ca(h paid for the poor Suf- 1 ferers by the Fire at Bridge > 100 o o Town, J By Books fent to Codrmgton\ College, and petty Difburfe- 5- 21 19 4 ments, — — — J By Cafh in the Hands of the"! Society's Treafurer, Jan, 29, > 180 19 44 J £ 8174 15 u Proceedings of the Society. 79 vJaursii.LI ST of the MEMBERS 'The SOCIETY for the Propagation of the Go/pel in Foreign Parts. Thofe marked thus * were chofen Members in the Year 1766. A. 'TH* H E Right Reverend Richard Lord Bifhop I of St. Afaph. Thomas Archer, M. A. Prebendary of St. PauFs. Charles Ward Apthorp, of New York, Efq; 'John Apthorp, of London, Efqj Barnes Apthorp, of BoJIon, Efq; Eaft Apthorpy M. A. Mr. Enos Ailing, of New Haven, Conne&icut. The Rev. Dr. Samuel Auchmuty, Rector of Tri- nity Church in the City of New Tork. The Rev. Sir AJhurJl Allin, Bart. THE 80 Sl LIST of the B. TH E Right Reverend Edwttrd Lord Bifliop of Bath and Wells. The Right Reverend John Lord Bifliop of Bangor. The Right Reverend Thomas Lord Bifhop of Brijlol. The Honourable Francis Barnard^ Efq; Go- vernor of the Province of Majjachufcfs Bay in New England. The Honourable and Reverend Shute Harring- ton, LL. D. Canon of Chrift Lhurch. 'Richard Barford, D. D. Edward Ballard, D. D. 'Thomas Barnard, M. A. Reftor of the Church of Bridge Town in Barbadoes. The Rev. Mr. James Barclay. Cutts Barton, D. D. Dean of Brijlol. John Bradftreet, Efq; Colonel. Edward Bearcroff, Efq; George Berkeley, M. A. Edward Bernard, D. D. Provoft of Eton College. Jonathan Belcher, Efqj Prefident of the Council in Nova Scotia. John Berriman, M. A. John Berney, D. D. Archdeacon of Norwich. Caherley Bewicke, Efq; Thomas Blackivfll, M. A. Ebenezer Blackwell, Efqj Jonathan Blenman, Efq; Attorney-General in Barbadoes. William r ...... - - — _________ - — ^ -• _- - Members of the Society. 8r William Bowles, M. A. Fellow of Winchefter College. Robert Breton, M. A. Archdeacon of Hereford. Henry Burrough, M. A. Prebendary of Peter- borough. yofeph Browne, D. D. Provoft of £>ueens College in Oxford. John Burton, D. D. Fellow of Eton College. "Thomas Burton, D. D. Prebendary of Durham. Philip Brown, B. D. The Rev. 'Mr. Bourditton. Richard Bulkley, Efq; Secretary of the Province of Nova Scotia. Jofeph Banks, Efq; -* John Benfon, M. A. * Walter Bagot, M. A. C. HP H E moft Reverend Thomas Lord Arch- •^ bifhop of Canterbury. The moft Reverend Michael Lord Archbifhop The Right Reverend Charles Lord Bifhop of Carltfte. The Right Reverend Edmund Lord Bifliop of Che/ler. The Right Reverend William Lord Bifhop of Chichefter. The Right Honourable Lord Colrayne. The Honourable George Clinton, Efq; Admiral. L John 82 A Li s T of the 'John Chapman, D. D. Archdeacon ofSudbury. Timothy Collins, M. A. Canon Refidentiary of Well*. Mr. John Cobb. Edward Codrmgton, Efq; John Cookfey, M. A. Charles Walter Congreve, M. A. Archdeacon of Armagh. Allen Cowper, M. A. John Craven, M. A. Lewis Cru/jus, D. D. Prebendary of Worcejler. Stephen Cemyn, Efqj William Henry Chauncey, Efq.; Colonel Mordaunt Cracherode* Myles Cooper, M. A. Prefident of Kings College at New Tork. * Richard Cuft, D. D. Canon of Chrift Church* Oxford* D. 'T^HE moft Reverend Charles. Lord Arcfc- •*• biihop of Dublin. The Right Honourable William Earl of Dart- mouth. The Right Reverend and Honourable Richard Lord Bifhop of Durham. The Right Reverend Charles Lord Bifhop of St. David's. The Honourable Wriothejley Digby, Efq; LL. D. Ri chard Dalton> Efqj Chriftopher Members of the Society. 83 Chriftopher Dawfon, Efq; Peter d'Efpaignol, Efq; John Denne, D. D. Archdeacon ofRochefter. Samuel Dickens, D. D. Archdeacon of Durham. George Dixon, D. D. Principal of Edmund Hall in Oxford. Thomas D'oyly, LL. D. Archdeacon of Lewis. 'Thomas Drake, D. D. Robert Dinwiddie, Efqj * David Durell^ D. D. Vice Chancellor of the Univeriity of Oxford. E. H E Right Reverend Mathias Lord Biihop of Ely. The Right Revefend and Honourable Frederick Lord Bifhop of Exeter. Jucks Egerton, M. A. f^REDERICK Frankland, Efq; •*• John Fount ay ne, D. D. Dean of Tork. "Tobias Frere, Efq; Thomas Edwards Freeman, Efq; Michael Franklin, Efq; Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. TH E Right Reverend William Lord Bifhop of Glocefter. The Right Hon . the Lord Grofvenor. L 2 llenr$ 84 A Lis T of the Henry Galley, D. D. Prebendary of Glocefter. William Gcekee, D. D. Archdeacon of Glocejler. Edmund Gibfon, M. A. Precentor of St. Paul's. Benjamin Goodi/on, Efq; JohnGooch, D. D. Prebendary of Ely. Sir Francis Gojling, Knt. Alderman of London. David Gregory, D. D» Dean of C6r/// Church, Oxon. Thomas Greene, D. D. Dean of Salifbury. Elinman Grefay, M . A. His Excellency James Grant, Efq; Governor of E'a/t Florida. H E Right Honourable George Montague Dunk, Earl of Halifax. The Right Honourable and Right Reverend Lord James Bifhop of Hereford. The Honourable and 'Reverend John Harley,, M. A. Archdeacon of Salop. The -Honourable James Hamilton, Efq; Go- vernor of Pennfyhania. Hugh- Hall> of Bo/Ion in New England, Efq; James Hallifax, D. D. George Harrifon, of the City of New Tbrk,E{q; Jojeph Harrifon, Efq; of New Haven, Connec- ticut. Bartholomew Hammond, Efq; Benjamin Hayes, Efq; Mr, George Hayter. John Members of the Society. 85 John Head, D D. Archdeacon of Canterbury: William Henry, D D. William Herring, D. D. Dean of St. Afaph. Thomas Herring, M. A. Samuel Holcombe^ M. A. Prebendary of Wor- cefter. Richard Hotchkis, M. A. Jojeph Hudfon, Efqj Major General. William Button, M.A. William Hetherington, M A. John Hotham, D. D. Archdeacon of Mid- dlefex. The Honourable Tbamas Harley, Efqj Alderman of Londcn. Thomas Hollingbery, M. A. * Richard Hind, D. D. I, SIR Edmund Ifham, Bart. Sir Stephen Theodore Janffert, Bart. Cham- berlain of London. Charles Jenner, D. D. Archdeacon of Huntingdon. Laurence Jackfont B. D. Prebendary of Lincoln. Samuel John Jon, D. D. His Excellency George ydbnfon, Efqj Governor of Weji Florida. * Sir William Johnfon, Bart, his Majefty's Su- perintendant for Indian Affairs in North America. T H B 86 A LIST of the K. H E Right Honourable ttomas Earl of Kinnoul. 'Anthony Keck, Efq; Serjeant at Law. Samuel Knight> M. A. William Knox, Efq; Agent for Georgia anil Eajl Florida. Benjamin Kennicott, D. D. Jojhua Kyte, D. D. L. H E Right Reverend Richard Lord Bifhop of London. The Right Reverend Frederick Lord Bifhop of Litchfield and Coventry, and Dean of St. Paul's. The Right Reverend John Lord Bifliop of Landajf. The Right Reverend John Lord Bifhop of Lincoln. The Right Reverend William Lord Bifhop of Londonderry. The Reverend the Archdeacon of London^ John Jortiny D. D. The Right Honourable the Earl of Lincoln. John Lawrey, M. A. Prebendary of Rochefter. William Lloyd, M. A. Thomas Lloyd, D. D. Dean of Bangor* John Lynch, D. D. Edmund Lovell, M. A, Canon of Wells. Thomas Members of the Society. 87 Thomas Lane, Efqj The Rev. Mr. Chriftopher Lonfdale. M. THE Right Honourable Charles Lord Vif- count Maynard. Margaret Profeflbr of Divinity, Oxon, . Thomas Jenner, D. D. Margaret ProfefTor of Divinity, Cambridge, Zacbary Brooke p, D. D. 'Alexander Macaulay, Efq; William Markham, LL. D. Dean ofRocbefter. O/ory Medlicot, M. A. John Frederick Miege, D. D. Proteftant Eccleli- aftical Counfellor to the Elector Palatine. Jeremiah Millest D. D. Dean of Exeter. John Meyonnet, D. D. Gideon Murray, D. D. Prebendary of Durham. Roger Meftyn, M. A. Thomas Moore, D. D. John Moore, M. A. Charles Morton, M. D. and F. R. S. John Morgan, B. D. Chancellor of St. David's* Thomas Morifon, M. A. Charles Martyn, M. A. of South Carolina. The Honourable James Murray, Efq; Gover- nor of all Canada. Nrwcaftle* The A LIST of the The Right Reverend Philip Lord Biftiop of Norwich. Gerard Neden, D D. Prebendary of Lincoln. John Nicols, D. D. Preacher of the Charter- Houfe. Najh, M. A. * Sir Roger Jtie wdigate, Bart. O. '^^ ^jg* H E Right Reverend Robert Lord Bifhpp of Oxford. The Honourable James Oglethorpe, Efq; Lieute- nantGeneral. * Newton Ogle, D. D. P. HE Right Reverend Robert Lord Biflxop of Peterborough. The Right Honourable Sir Thomas Parker, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer. Vincent Perronet, M. A. The Reverend James PerarJ, M. A. Chaplain to the King of Pruffia* Charles Plumptre, D. D. Archdeacon of Ely. Edward Poole, M. A. Prebendary of Brecknock. John Potter, D. D. Dean of Canterbury. John Pownall, Efq; Secretary to the Lords of Trade and Plantations. The Hon. Thomas Pvwnall, Elqj Governor of South .Carolina. v Members of the Society. 89 Jof. Parfons, M. A. Charles Pointy M. A. The Reverend Mr. Richard Peters, Rector of Philadelphia. Colonel Frederick Philips, of Philipjburg in the Province of New Tork. William Parker, D. D. Edmund Proudfoot, Efq.; •\TUrCOMBE Quicke, LL. B. Chancellor -*• ' of the Church of Exeter. R. •^OHE Right Reverend .Z a chary Lord Bifhop •*- of Rochefter, and Dean of Weftminjhr. The Right Honourable the Earl of Radnor-. Sir Thomas Robinfon, Bart. Thomas Randolph, D.D. Prefident of Corpus Chrijh College, and Archdeacon of .Oxford. Regius Profeffor of Divinity, Oxford, Edward Bentham, D. D. Regius ProfeiTor of Divinity, Cambridge, Thomas Rutherforth, D. D. John Richards, LL. D. William Ricbardfon, D. D. Matter of Emcnuel College, Cambridge. William Robinfon, Efq; ofs of Philadelphia. M go A L i s T of the John Rutherford, M. A. John Rotheram, M. A. William Rivet, Efqj S, '-pHE Right Reverend Jobn Lord Bifhop of ••• Salijbury. The Honourable William Shirley, Efqj Governor of the Bahama I/lands. Samuel Baiter, D. D. Matter of the Charter- houfe. Erafmus Sanders, D. D. Prebendary of Rochefter. George Seeker > D. D. Canon Refidentiary of i?t* Paul's Jonathan Shipley, LL. D. Dean si Winchejler. William Smith, D. D. Provoft of the College of Philadelphia. Samuel Stedman, D. D. Prebendary of Canterbury*. Adlard Squire Stukeley, Efq^ Jofeph Sims, M. A. Prebendary of St. Paul's. John Simpfon, M. A» Alexander Steadman* Efqj Chief Juftice of the Common Pleas in Philadelphia. Sir William Stephenfon, Knt. Alderman of London. * Sbiaten, D. D. T. C I R John rhorold, Bart. ^ Thomas Tanner > D, D, Prebendary of Can- terbury. Mr. Members of the Society. 91 Mr. St. George Talbot, of New Tork. John Tatterfall, M. A. Edmund Tew, D. D. yobn Thomlinjon, Efq; John Thomlinfon, jun. Efq; Barnes Torhington, M. A. Hugh Thomas, D. D. Dean of Ely. John Thomas, LL. D. Prebendary of Weftmwjler. John Thornton, Efqj Sir John Torria?w, Knt. Chauncey Townflwid, Efq^ Thomas Tounfon, B. D. Barlow Tretothick, Efq; Alderman of London. Jofiah Tucker ', D. D. Dean of Glocefter. Charles Tar rant, D. D. Dean of Peterborough. John Temple, Efq; Surveyor General of the Cui> toms in the North Diftridt of America. Samuel Turner^ Efq; Alderman of London. John Townfojj, Efq; * His Excellency William Tyron, Efq; Governor of North-Carolina. * Edward Tew, M. A. V. pHILIP de Valoh, M. A. Henry Vane, D. D. Prebendary of "Durham. Abbot Upjher, M. A. Ms The g 2 A L i s T of the The Rev. Mr. Vaughan, Chaplain to the Fa^to- ry at Hamburgh. .rf .<( <" --i'V V W. H E Right Reverend John Lord Bifhop of Winchefler.. The Right Reverend James Lord Bifhop of Worcefter. The Right Reverend Richard Lord Bifhop of Waterford. The Honourable Benning Wentwortb, Efq; Go- vernor of TNtew Hampjhire in JV D. D. Canon Refidentiary of St. PWs. Thomas Williams, of Merthyr, Prebendary of Brecknock. Edward WilJ'on, M. A. Thomas Wilfon, D. D. Prebendary vtWeftminfter*. Granville Wheeler, M. A. Thomas Crome Wickesy D. D. jto Waring, M. A. George Woollafton, M. A. George Walker, Elq; Agent for Barbadoes, William Worthington, D* D. THE Members of the Society. 93 Y. moft Reverend Robert Lord Archbifliop •*• of Tbrk, Lord Almoner. Francis Tarborough, D. D. Principal of Brazen- Nofe College, Oxford. ft. D. Apchdeaconof Cardigan. LADIES 94 LADIES Annual Subfcribers. ADY Curzon. The Honourable Mrs. Shirley. Mrs. Cotton of Etwall'm Dcrbyflrire. Mils Cordelia Bright. Mrs. Gordon. Mrs. Sydenhatn. The Honourable Mrs. George 'Talbet. Mrs. Elizabeth Torriano of Kenfington. Mrs. Margaret Floyer, of Dorcbefter. Mrs. ^;/« Maynard. Mrs. £7r of Mils Palmer. LIST 95 A LIST of the BISHOPS, DEANS, Who have PREACHED before ffie SOCIETY for the Propagation of the Gofpel in Foreign Parts. Anna. 1701 I "HE Reverend Dr. Willis y Dean of i Lincoln. 1702 The Lord Bifhop of Worcejler^ Dr. Lloyd t not printed. 1703 The Lord Bifhop of S arum, Dr. Eurnet. 1704 The Lord Bifhop of Lichfield and Coven- try, Dr. Hougb. 1705 The Lord Bifhop of Cbicbefler, Dr. Wil- liams. 1706 The Lord Bifhop of St Afafk^ Dr. Beve- ridge. 1707 The Reverend Dr. Stanley, Dean of St. 1708 The Lord Bifhop of Cbefler, Sir William Daives. 1709 The Lord Bifhop of Norwich, Dr.Tnmnel. 1710 The Lord Bi fhop of St. Afaph, Dr. Fketwood* 171 1 g6 A Lift of the Preachers. 1711 The Reverend Dr. Kennet, Dean of Pe- terborough. 171?. The Lord Bifhop of Ely, Dr. Moore. 1713 The Reverend Dr. Stanhope, Dean oi 1714 The Lord Bifhop of Clogher, Dr. AJh. 1715 The Reverend Dr. Sherlock, Dean of Cbi- chefter. 1716 The Reverend Mr. Hayley, Canon Refi- dentiary of Chichefter. 1717 The Lord Bifhop of Hereford, Dr. Biffe. 1718 The Lord Bifhop of Lichfeid and Coven- try, Dr. Chandler. 1719 The Lord Bifhop of Carlijle, Dr. Bradford, 1720 The Reverend Di\ Waddington. 1721 The Lord Bifhop of Briftol, Dr. Bolter. 1722 The Reverend Dr. Waugh, Dean ot Glo- cefler. j723 The Lord Bifhop of Ely, Dr. Greene. 1724 The Lord Bifhop of St. _4/^, Dr. 7iPy»». 1725 The Lord Pifhop of Ghee ft et^ Dr. Wilcocks. 1726 The Lord Bifhop of Norwich, Dr. L^. 1727 The Lord Bifhop of Lincoln, Dr. Reynolds. 1728 The Lord Bifhop of Hereford, Dr.Egerton. 1729 The Reverend Dr. Pearce. 1730 The Reverend Dr. Denne, Archdeacon of Rocheftcr, '73* A Lift of the Preachers. 97 1731 The Reverend Dr. Berkeley, Dean of Lon- donderry. 1732 The Lord Bifhop of Lichfield and Coven- try, Dr. Smallbrooke. 1735 The Reverend Dr. Maddox, Dean si Wells.. 1734 The Lord Bifhop of Chkhefter, Dr. Hare. 1735- The Reverend Dr. Lynch> Dean ^Can- terbury. 1736 The Lord Bifhop ofSt.David's,Dr.CIaggef. 1737 The Lord Bilhop of Bangor, Dr. Herring. 1738 The Lord Bifhop of Brijlol, Dr. J3a/Ar. 1739 The Lord Bifhop of Ghcefler, Dr. Eenfon. 1740 The Lord Bifhop of Oxford, Dr. Seeker. 1741 The Reverend Dr. Stebbing, Chancellor of Sarum. 1 742 The Lord Bifhop ofCbichefter, Dr. Mow/on-. 1743 The Lord Bifhop of Landaff, Dr. Gilbert. 1744 The Reverend Dr. Bear croft, Secretary of the Society. 1745 The Lord Bifhop of Bangor, Dr. Huff on. 1746 The Lord Bifhop of Lincoln, Dr. Thomas. 3747 The Lord Bifhop of ^..Afaph, Dr. Lijle. 1748 The Reverend Dr. George, Dean of Lincoln.. 1749 The Lord Bifhop of St.Davtd's, Dr. Trevor. 1750 The Lord Bifhop of Peterborough, Dr. Thomas. The Lord Bifhop ofCarli/le, Dr, OJbaldifioK N 1753: 98 A Lift of the Preachers. 1753 The Lord Bifhop of Landajfc Dr. Crejjet. 1754 The Lord Bifhop of St. Afaph, Dr. Drum- mond. 1755 The Lord Bifhop of Norwich, Dr. Hayter. 1756 The Lord Bifhop ofLichfield and Coventry v Dr. Cornwallis. 1757 The Lord Bifhop of Chefter, Dr. A>0K. 1758 The Lord Bifhop o£G/oceftery Dr. Johnfon. 1759 The Lord Bifhop of St. Davits, Dr. E///J. 1760 The Lord Bifhop of Chichefter, Dr. burnham. 1761 The Lord Bifhop of Landaff, Dr. 1762 The Lord Bifhop of Oxford, Dr. Hume. 1763 The Lord Bifhop of Bangor, Dr. 1764 The Lord Bifhop of Peterborough, Dr. Terrick. 1765 The Lord Bifhop of Norwich, Dr. 3/o;;<§r. 1766 The Lord Bifhop of Glocejler, Dr. War- burton* 1767 The Lord Bifhop of Landaff, Dr. Ewer* The Form of a LEGACY to this SOCIETY. ITEM, I give to the Incorporated SOCIETY, for the Propagation of the Gofpel in Foreign Parts, the Sum of to be ralfed and paid by and out of all my ready Mo- ney, Plate, Goods, and Perfonal EffecJs, which by Law I may or can charge with the Payment of the fame (and not out of any Part of my Lands, Te- nements, or Hereditaments) and to be applied to- wards carrying on the Charitable Purpofes for which the f aid Society was Incorporated. N. B* The Variation in this Form of a LE- GACY, from that formerly printed, is made neceflary, on Account of forne unhappy Miftakes in Wills, by which feveral conii- derable Legacies have been loft to the So- ciety, and the good Intentions of the Tefta- tors have been intirely defeated, becaufe the Sums bequeathed to the Society have been ordered to be raifed, or paid out of Lands, or Real Eftates, which is not now permitted by Law. Dired to Edward Pearfon, Efq; in Duke Street, Weflminjler, their TREASURER. And to the Reverend Dr. Daniel Burton in Abi?2gdon Street, Wejlminfler^ their SECRETARY. M 3T ~T 0?i the imperfeEi Reception of the Gofpel. A SERMON Preached before the Incorporated SOCIETY FOR THE Propagation of the Gofpel in Foreign Parts j AT THEIR ANNIVERSARY MEETING IN THE Parifli Church of ST. MARY-LE-BOW, On FRIDAY February 17, 1769. By THOMAS NEWTON, D. D. Lord Bifhop of BRISTOL. LONDON: Printed by E. OWEN and T. HARRISON in Warwick-Lane. MDCCLXIX. At the Anniverfary Meeting of the Society for the Propagation of the Gofpel in Foreign Parts, in the Veflry- Room of St. Mary-le-Bow, on Friday the \*]th Day 0/* February, 1769. AGREED, that the Thanks of the SOCIETY be given to the Right Reverend the Lord Bifhop of Bri/lo/y for his Sermon preached this Day before the SOCIETY; and that his Lordfhip be defired to deliver a Copy of the feme to the SOCIETY to be Printed. Daniel Burton^ Secretary. JOHN x. 16. . Other Jheep I have which are not of this fold. HERE is a fcruple which. one time or other arifeth in the breaft, I believe, of every ferious confiderate Chriftian; and That is, How cometh it to pafs that the Chriftian re- ligion is profefled only in fo fmall a part of the world, while Paganifm and Mohammedifrn overfpread at leaft three quarters of the globe ? Since there is none other name under heaven Adb. whereby men nntft be faved, why is any other 1Zl name under heaven adored, befides the name of Chrift Jefus ? Why doth God fuifer impofture A 2 to A SERMON before the Society to prevail fo far over truth, the kingdom of Satan over the kingdom of his dear Son ? Jer.xii. i. Righteous art thou, O Lord, when we plead with t bee, yet let us talk with thee of thy judgments. i. Suppoling we cannot give any fatisfadtory account of this proceeding, yet it is not there- fore a juft objection againfl the providence of God. It muft be confefTed, that the imperfedt reception of Chriftianity in the world is one of the darkeft myfteries of divine providence j but becaufe we cannot readily apprehend the rea- fons of God's government, mall we therefore conclude it to be conducted without reafon ? How can our finite groveling minds fully un- derftand the polity of the fupreme infinite Pf. xxxvi. mind ? His judgments are like the great deep, not to be fathomed by the fhort line of human reafon. How do we know what mercy God may extend to thofe who have not heard of the high-prieft of our profeffion Chrift Jefus ? How do we know but he fufFers not the gofpel to be preached to feveral nations, as knowing before hand thar they would rejed: it, and by thefe means aggravate their condemnation ? Expedients there may be to folve this difficulty more than man can, exprefs, more than he can Ron. xi. imagrn. "O the depth of the riches both of the wif- 331 '*• dom for the Propagation of the Go/pel. 5 dom and knowlege of God ! How unfearchable are his judgments, and his ways paft finding out! For 'who hath known the mind of the Lord, or who hath been his counjeller ? However of this we may reft affured, that God can as foon ceafe to be, as ceafe to do what is beft and fitteft in the whole : and though clouds and darknefs are Pf- xcvii round about him, yet righteoufnefs and judgment are the habitation of his feat -, though we cannot enter into the reafons of his difpenfations, nor comprehend all the various methods of his dealing with the fons of men, yet infinite juftice muft aft juftly, infinite wifdoni muft aft wifely, and infinite goodnefs muft do things which are good and right to be done. 2. But God was not obliged to make a re- velation of himfelf univerfal. -That God made any revelation of himfelf at all was an aft of , mere bounty, mercy, and goodnefs * and furely - be may confer his favors ;in wJrat manner, and at what times' janej; u^oai.i.wfeat! per fons he pleafeth. / will i^ gracious i(&it\i the Lord) to whom I will fy gracious, nnd will fliow mercy on whom I will Jhow mercy. "God was no more obliged to make: all men. Chriftians, than he •j^as to make -;ajl creatures mert, or all men. an- gels : and as he. hatji manifcfted his power and wifdom A SERMON before the Society wifdom in induing different perfons with dif- ferent tempers and capacities, why might he not as well afford to fome more and greater, to fome fewer and lefs opportunities of know- Mat, xx. ing and ferving him ? Is it not lawful for him to do what he will with bis own ? Hath not the patter (as the Apoflle argueth on this head) Rom. ix. power over the clay, cf the jawe lump to makc^ one veffel to honor, and another unto dijho.nor ? •/«* 3. As God was not obliged to make a reve- lation of himfelf univerfal, fo he hath foretold by the mouth of his .holy prophets, that the Chriftian religion mould not (for fome time: at leafl fhould not) be univerfal. And wh-at- more pregnant, more convincing proofs can we require of this, than thofe many prophe- cies of the obftinacy and infidelity of the Jews in the Old Teftament, of the diftrefTes and perfecutions of the Chriftians in the New? So that the want of univerfality is fo far from infringing the truth of the Chriftian religion, that it is abfolutely necelfary, we fee, to eon-i firm it; as that without which thefe pro- phecies, and confequently the books contain- ing thefe prophecies, could not be true. 4. But though God make not a revelation univerfal, yet hath he not left himfelf without wtfntft. for the Propagation of the Gofpel. witnefs. Though the fcriptures be not put into every man's hands, yet the larger volumes of nature and right reafon lie ever open to all mankind. There is fuch grandeur and ex- quifite contrivance, fuch beauty and propor- tion in this great fabrick of the univerfe, as evidently point out to us the firft caufe, the all-wife and all-powerful architect. Every thing within us, every thing without us, may lead us one way or other to the knowlege of God and of our duty : and if men however are blindly hurried away by their lufts and paffions, and liften not to the dictates of na- ture and the whifpers of confcience, they are ^without excufe* and their condemnation will be, that having eyes they would not fee, and having understandings they would not un- derftand. Herein I fpeak the fenfe of the great preacher to the Gentiles, who declares, that, though Godfuff'ered all nations to walk in Afts xtv their own ways, never thelefs he left not himfelf1^' I7< without witnefs, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven and fruitful J^afons, Jilting our hearts with food and gladnefs: And in another ,pkce fpeaking of the Gentiles he faith, That Rom. i. which may be known of God is manifejl in them, I9' 20* far God hath Jbowed it unto them ; For the invi- JiMe things of him from the creation of the world are A SERMON before the Society are clearly feen, being underjlood by the things that are made, even bis eternal power and godhead, fo that they are 'without excufe. 5. Though a revelation be made to fome perfons only, yet it may be of great fervice to many others. Chriftianity operates beyond the fphere of Chriftendom. At the firft riling of the fun of righteoufnefs many even of the Heathens were fenfibly reformed, and became better and brighter as it were by reflection. They grew amamed of their former barbarous rites and fuperftitious ceremonies,- and no longer made ufe of human facrifices, no longer offered their fons and their daughters unto devils. It is alfo very well worth our obfervation, that morality hath been carried to a greater highth, and the law of nature hath been more rationally explained, illuftrated, and inforced by many a one of the philofophers fince the coming fcf Chrift, than by all of them taken together be- fore it. And if there is any thing good and excellent in the falfe religions of the world, it is wholly borrowed from fome traditions of the true religion, or derived from that fountain of goodnefs and excellency, the holy fcriptures. Of fuch fignal advantage is the Chriftian infli- tution even to Pagans and unbelievers; and like for the Propagation of the GofpeL 9 like its divine author, blejfith its very enemies, and doeth good to them who defpitefully ufe it and perfecute it. 6. Chrift's fatisfaction upon the crofs was not partial but univerfal. He died for all mankind in general, as well for thofe who went before, as thofe who come after him ; as well for thofe who have not, as thofe who have, opportunities of knowing him. He is for this reafon ftiled in fcripture the Saviour of the world. He is upon this account faid to give himfelf a ranfom for all, and to tajle death \ Tim. ii. for every man. He is by St. John called /^Heb'r. U. propitiation for our fins, and not for ourjins only, 9' .. but alfo for the Jins of the whole world. As all «• men were created by him, fo by him were all redeemed : as all men were involved in the confequences of Adam's tranfgrefiion, fo all partake of the benefits of Chrift's righteoufnefs j or to fpeak in the words of St. Paul, as by the Rom. v. offence of one judgment came upon all men to con- l8' demnation, even fo by the righteoufnefs of one the free gift came upon all men unto jujlijication of life. 7. Men will be judged varioufly, in pro- portion to their various means and opportuni- ties of knowing and doing their duty. For B what io ^SERMON before the Society what juftice would it be to expert the fame returns of duty and obedience from the rude Indian in his hutt, or wild favage in the woods, as from thofe who have had the ad- vantage of a learned and Chrirrian education, who from children have known the holy fcrip- tures, and have been taught as the truth is in Jefus ? Far be it from God, to require im- poffibilities of any man, or to condemn any man for invincible ignorance. The words of Rom. ii. St. Paul are very clear in this point, As many as havejinned without law, fhall alfo peri/h with- out law 5 and as many as havejinned in the law, Rom. \\.jhall be judged by the law : and afterward, Where no law is, there is no tranfgrej]ion -, where a law is not fufficiently promulged, there men are not accountable for the violation of it. Our Luke xii. Saviour and Judge himfelf faith, Unto whom- foever much is given, of him Jhall be much re- quired', and to whom men have committed much, John. i*. of him they will ajk the more: and again, If ye were blind, ye jhould have no Jin j but now ye fay We fee, therefore your jin remaineth. 8. There is fcarce any civilized nation, that hath not one time or other had fufficient opportunity of being converted to the Chrif- tian religion. Our Saviour's inftrudtion to his difciples for the Propagation of the GofpeL ii difciples was, Go teach all nations : and the Mat. r 1 i •* r i -V 11 ^.v xxviii-i^. writers of the hiftory of the church all with one full confent and entire harmony agree, that the apoflles or their immediate difciples in their own perfons publifhed the glad ti- dings of the gofpel through all the parts of the world then known. St. Paul himfelf very aptly applies to them the elegant faying of the Pfalmifl, T^heir found went into all the earth, Rom. x. and their words into the end of the world. Within about five centuries after Chrift we find the fathers afTerting, that * the Chriftians were in all parts of the world far more nu- merous than both the Heathens and Jews. Nay even in thefe degenerate times we mall have no reafon to think, that the unbelievers are left wholly deftitute of the means of com- ing to the knowlege of the truth 3 confider- ing that the Chriftians are of all people the moft learned, and hold trade and commerce with all ; confidering again that there are fome Chriftians or others dwelling in every * Plures enimjam Chrt/liani font, quamfe Jud&i Jimula- crorum cultoribus adjungantur. St. Aug. de Utilitate credendi. Cap. 19. Tom. 8. Edit. Benedia, &V. OV. B 2 country, -or 12 .^SERMON before the Society country, and in all Mohammedan countries the Chriftian religion is in the higheft degree of efteem next to their own ; confidering far- ther that there are focieties creeled for the propagation of the gofpel, and miffionaries dif- patched into feveral remote parts of the world j confidering laftly that there are extant, in all the current languages of the world, tranflations of the Bible, which are fo many pipes and conduits as it were to convey knowlege unto all people. 9. That the gofpel therefore is not more generally profefTed muft be charged altoge- ther upon the faults of men, and not in the leaft imputed to want of forefight or goodnefs in God. In the propofing of a new revelation God dealeth with us like (what he hath made us) free reafonable creatures. He commits no violence upon our faculties, but addreffeth himfelf coolly to our underftandings. He af- fords fuch evidences of the truth as are fuffi- cient indeed, but not fuch as are irrefiftible ; fuch as may eafily convince us if we will, but not fuch as muft and mail convince us whe- ther we will or not. Such is the reafonable- nefs evidence and certainty of the Chriftian religion, that I am verily perfuaded who- ever for the Propagation of the GoJpeL 1 3 ever calmly confiders the arguments urged in defenfe of it cannot but fee and acknowlege its divine origin, believe without doubt and aflent without referve. Whence is it there- fore that it doth not find a more general re- ception ? Whence is it that fo many withftand its force ? Why ? becaufe they are too idle or too bufy to conlider -, they think not of it at all, or think with prejudice; they have bad heads or corrupt hearts. Why in particular did the Jews rejedl the Chriflian religion ? Becaufe they were eaten up with blind zeal and bigot- try for their law ; and the expectations of a temporal prince had fo pofleffed and fwelled their minds, that they could not relifh the humble dodtrins of the crofs. Why ftill did not the Greeks embrace it ? Becaufe they were proud opionative men, and fought after (what they falfely called) wlfdom ; and as Chrift i Cor. i. crucified was to the Jews a Jiumbllng block, fo 2 was he to the Greeks foolifknefs. Why are fo many nations which once were Chriftian be- come Anti-chriflian ? Becaufe they did not bring See Mat, forth the fruits of the gofpel, and therefore the jjJv.ii^ randlejlick of the Lord was removed out of its pjacet and the kingdom of God was taken from them* Why has Mohammedifm prevailed ib mightily 14 ^SERMON before the Society mightily in the world ? It is plain the grounds upon which that impofture ftandeth are the vices and follies of men ; it was begot by am- bition and luft, was propagated by rapin and violence, and is flill upheld by power and au- John ill. thority. And thus though light is come into the world, men love darknefs rather than light, becaufe their deeds are evil. I wifh I could not add that Chriftianity hath been ftopt and re- tarded in its progrefs by the herefies and fchifms of fome, the debauched lives and con- verfations of others, who profefs themfelves Chriftians, but yet are really a fcandal to the doctrin of Chrift. Had Chriftian princes been as ambitious of extending the kingdom of Chrift, as of enlarging their own empires $' had Chriftian fubjefts been as zealous to pro- pagate the gofpel as to carry on traffick and commerce ; and had the lives of all been agree- able to their moft holy profeffion, the Chriftian religion would not have been confined within Pet. h. thefe narrow bounds, and thofe who nowfpeak againft us as evil doers, would then, beholding our good works, have glorified God in the day of vifitation. 10. This very want of univerfality is made to ferve feveral wife ends and purpofes of pro- vidence. IZ. for the Propagation of the GofptL i vidence. Such is the tranfcendent wifdom of God, that he can bring good out of evil, light out of darknefs, and turn even the infidelity of fome into arguments to beget and nouriih faith in others. None of the philofophers and princes of the world embraced Chriftianity till fome centuries after Chrift : not many wife, not i Cor. many mighty, not many noble were called-, for what reafon ? that noflejh Jhould glory in his pre- fence, that the propagation and eftablimment of the gofpel might appear not to be owing to hu- man means, but to be the work of heaven itfelf. The infidelity of the Jews renders them per- haps more proper and unfufpecled witnefTes of the truth of the Old Teftamenr, than if they had been converted to Chriftianity ; for the concefllons of a profefTed enemy generally carry greater force and conviction with them, than the mod favorable arguments urged by a friend. The more too are the enemies of our religion, the more is the divine providence manifested in preferving his church, and not fuffering ^Mat.x gates of hell to prevail againjl it. Had this , Jf 8- counfel or this work been of men, it would doubt- 38, 39. lefs, in fo many ages, amidft fo many enemies, have come to nought, but being of God, nothing can overthrow it. La%, 16 ^SERMON before the Society Laftly, It is foretold in fcripture, that the Chriflian religion (hall one time or other be- fore the end of the world become univerfal. This, I think, is plainly intimated in the words following my text; Other Jheep I have, faith our blefTed Saviour, which are not of this fold-, them alfo I mufl bring, and they Jhall hear my voice ) and there Jhall be onefold and one Jhep- berd. Hitherto, I conceive, are to be referred Pf. H. 8. thofe promifes of giving Chrift the heathen for ',,. *' his inheritance, and the uttermoft parts of the Dan. vu. eartb j-Qr fas poj/ejpon j of all kings falling down before him ; and of all people, nations, and lan- guages ferving him. When the fulnefs of the Rom. xi. Gentiles is come in, faith St. Paul, all Ifrael 2" 26 Jhall be failed. Many and triumphant are the predictions of this kind ; for there is no fubject upon which the prophets dwell more, or more delight to dwell. At what time and by what methods God will accomplifh this wondrous revolution, we cannot fay j but accomplim it Numbers he will, as furely as he is true. Hath he f aid, xxm* l9' and Jhall he not do it? Hath be fpoken, and Jhall he not make it good ? No doubt there are more and greater rea- fons than thefe known to that all-perfect mind which governs the univerfe : but even thefe (upon for the Propagation of the Gofpel. 1 7 (upon each of which I might have expatiated, but have compreiTed the matter into as narrow compafs as I could) if not iingly taken, yet all united, are I hope of force fufficient to lay the objection, and to fatisfy us that God may be juftified in his tranfactions, even in the moft dark and myfterious of his tranfactions, with the fons of men : as it is written, that thou Rom, iii. mighteft be juftified in thy fayings, and mightejl overcome when thou art judged. The natural confequence of this difcourfe is the great duty of promoting, as much as lieth in our power, the univerfal reign of Chrift upon earth. For the imperfect ftate of Chrifti- anity is no juft objection to divine providence; it is more properly a reproach to ourfelves, and condemns the negligence and indifference of Chriftians. We are amired indeed by God himfelf fpeaking in the prophet, From the rtfing Mal.i.n. of the fun even unto the going down of the fame my name flail be great among the Gentiles, and in every place incenfe flail be offered unto my name, and a pure offering -3 for my name flail be great among the Heathen, faith the Lord of hojls: But we muft not fit idle and unconcerned fpec- tators waiting for the accomplishment of this prediction, under pretence of leaving it to the C fuperior i8 ^SERMON before the Society fuperior wifdom and almighty power of God. He intends all his predictions to be accom- plimed by the agency of men 3 and happy aro thofe men, who mail be the agents and in- itrurnents of effecting what providence fo gra.. cioufly intends, and who maring in the heavenly work (hall be fure alfo to mare in the heavenly reward. We are taught to pray daily, and I fuppofe every one almoft doth pray daily, Thy kingdom come', but it is not enough to offer up our prayers, unlefs we likewife exert our moft zeal- ous endevors j for how can we be thought to pray in earneft, as long as we do nothing more ? Not that I conceive we are obliged with the hazard of our lives and fortunes to propa- gate the gofpel in foreign parts $ neither muft we feek the advancement of our religion by pious leagues and holy wars, by ftriving to re- gain with our fwords thofe countries which we have loft by our fins. We are by no means £t for the one, and the other is not fit for us. We are not indued with the gift of tongues and the power of miracles necefTary for the a Cor. x. former; and as for the latter the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but fpiritual. The fpirit indeed of Croifades prevailed mightily for fome centuries, and fct all the princes, of Chriftendom in for the Propagation cf the Gofpel. ' 19 in arms. But we have not fo learned Chriil; and would we contribute fomething to the ex- tenfion of the Chriftian name we muft endure conflicts, and obtain victories of another kind. To fight under the banner of Chriil againft 0n the world and the devil ; to conquer and fubdue our rebellious lufts and appetites ; to caft down imaginations, and every high thing that z Cor. x. exalteth itfelf againft the knowlege of God-, to bring our paffions into fubjection to our rea- fon ; to have the free and uncontrolled empire of our minds -, to let the peace of God rule in Col. 54t. our hearts ; thefe are the wars, thefe are the triumphs of Chriftians. The beft way to en- large the kingdom of Chrift without us, i* firft to begin by planting and eftablifhing it within us. For how can we expect that others mould be won over to our belief, when we ourielves live as if we believed not ? Let your Mat. v. light fo jhine before men that they may fee your l6' good 'works, and the confequence will be, they 'will glorify your Father which is in heaven. The Chriftian religion is fo falutary and bene- ficial a fcheme, fo plainly calculated for the fer- vice and intereft of mankind as well as for the honor and glory of God, that it is an act of the greateft humanity and charity to plant and culti- C 2 vate 2O -^SERMON before the Society j •/ vate it, wherever we have any opportunity : and to fee how happy kingdoms and nations are with it, and how miferable they are for the want of it, we need only compare the former florifhing ftate of the churches of Afia and Africa with their prefent wretched condi- tion, now they are funk in fuperftition and ignorance, in ilavery and brutality. What barbarians were the people of this iland, be- fore ever the light of the gofpel (hone upon them; and how have we been improved and civilized fince in confequence of it ? And do we not find in our colonies and plantations abroad, that the people grow lefs and lefs fa- vage, and more and more humanized, in pro- portion as true Chriftianity is propagated and prevails more among them? However it may be in other places, here Mat. ix. certainly the harveft is plenteous, but the laborers 37 > 3 • are few -y pray ye therefore the Lord of the har- veji, that: he will fend forth laborers into his har- left. We are the more obliged to this tender care and concern for them, as we receive fo many benefits and advantages from thence ; and as we reap of their carnal things, it is but a Cor. ix. juft an(j equitable that we mould fow unto them of Qmfpiritual things. How many have large for the Propagation of the Gofpel. ,21 large properties there, and go thither to carry on traffic and commerce ; and mall none be found to propagate true religion and virtue among them ? The worfl of our fpecies, fe- lons and convicts, are tranfported thither in abundance ; and mall we fend none of a better character to give them better ideas of us and our religion ? The church of Rome glories in the zeal and number of her miilionaries, who compajs fea and land to make profelytes $ and ihall they be more diligent to propagate a falfe Chriftianity than we the true ? And if we to- tally neglect our colonies and plantations, will they not foon fink into barbarifm and bruta- lity, or become an eafy prey to fanaticifm, or popery, or infidelity, or atheifm, or what aot ? But bow then jhall they Relieve in him, of&om. x. whom they have not heard ? and how foall they hear without a preacher ? and how jhall they •preach except they be fent •? Small contri- .butions can hardly be applied at all, and larger benefactions will avail Httle and lofe their ef- fect applied feparately 5 nothing eonfiderable •jcah be done, no great information be gained, *u> great influence be preferved, tmt under the direction and conduct of a regular fociety* Such 22 ^SERMON before the Sochty Such a fociety was accordingly erected and in- corporated near feventy years ago by a Prince, to whom our religion and liberties owe their pre- fervation : and its primary and immediate object was (according to the words of the charter) the maintenance of a learned and orthodox clergy for the administration of the word and facraments in thofe of our colonies and plantations, where was either mean provifion or none at all for the public worfhip of God. The deiign was truly pious and charitable, and God hath blefTed it with remarkable fuccefs. For in thofe countries, where they had fcarcely any form or place of public worfhip ; where even the Lord's day was hardly diftinguimed from others but by greater idlenefs and profanenefs ; where the facraments were adminiftered, bap~ tifm perhaps not above once in twenty years, and the Lord's fupper not above once in fixty : there more than a hundred churches have been erect- ed, and more are erecting j there more than a hundred and forty thoufand of our people, infants and adults, have been baptized ; there more than a hundred and fifty thoufand bi- bles and common-prayer-books, with other pious and inftructive treatifes and fmaller tracts innumerable, have been diftributed ; many nume- for the Propagation of the GofpeL 23 numerous congregations have been fet up, who maintain the public fervice of God at their own expenfe ; and the Society are at the far- ther charge of more than a hundred mimona- ries catechifts and fchoolmafters for the far- ther propagation of the gofpel and inftrudtion of the young and ignorant. So that now there is a goodly appearance of religion j much good hath been done, and pombly more harm pre- vented ; the people are greatly reformed and improved ; and it is * computed that one third of the inhabitants, near a million of fouls, are profefled members of the church of England. Another and an early object of the Society's attention were the poor Negroes, whofe bo- dily labor and fervice juftly intitle them to fome concern for their fpiritual welfare. It was not long after the firft inftitution of the Society, that inftructions were given to the million aries for this purpofe, and catechifts and fchoolmafters wefce em-ployed, and have proceeded in this good work of teaching and baptizing theie Heathen Haves, as far as the dif- ficulty of the thing* and their Chriftian or ra- ther «-'icl>riftiafl mafterc would allow. From " * See 'EXr. Br-id^Ury Chandler's Appeal to the Public in behalf -of 4he Cnurch of England in America, Sect. 6. that 24 ./^SERMON before the Society that time to this many thoufands of them have been converted to the faith ; and they have upon all occafions behaved better, with more fidelity and duty, than their unconverted brethren ; whenever any infurrections and re- bellions have happened, few or none of the Chriftian Blacks have been concerned in them. It would be little for the honor of the Society to exhort and admonifli others, if they did not themfelves, within their own property and plantations, fet a good example to other plan- ters and matters, in the management of their Negroes, foftening the feverities of their fer- vitude, treating their perfons with gentlenefs, as well as forming their minds by feafonable instruction, rightly conceiving humanity to be one of the moft effectual methods of con- ciliating them to Chriftianity : and it is much to be wimed, that the example was more ge- nerally followed. A farther improvement hath been made by the Society within thefe few years, by giving fome kind of liberal edu- cation to fome young Negroes, and training them up in fiieh a manner as may qualify them to become more familiar teachers and inftructors of their countrymen, ; an expedi- ent, which it is hoped, will be attended with for the Propagation of the Gofpel. 25 with confiderable fuccefs both in Africa and America. After thefe more immediate objects of their care and attention, fome mare of the Society's companion hath been extended to the native Indians : and notwithftanding the diverfity and difficulty of their languages, their wandering life, their grofs ignorance, their fierce difpo- fitions, their continual wars, their favage man- ners, their barbarous cufloms, their horrid fuperftitions, ye* feveral of them have been made converts, and fome congregations of Chriftians have been formed among the Mo- hawks and other Indian tribes. Some of the Society's miffionaries and catechifts have been at the pains of learning fome of the American languages for the readier difcourfe and com- munication with the people ; and fome fchools are creeling for their better education and in- fraction, to civilize in order to convert them* But yet the defigns of the Society are very far from being completed. Many things are wanting to perfect and eftablifti the good work that is begun. With regard ta the members of the church of England, they are continually importuning the Society to fend over more niuTionaries, more than their abilities will D allow,. 26 ^SERMON before the Society allow, which is a certain indication that many advantages have arifen from thofe who have been fent already. But the greateft want of all is that of an American Bifhpp for the purpofes of confirmation, ordination, vifitation of the clergy, and other eccleiiaftical offices, without the leaft {hare of civil power or jurifdidtion whatever. Such an inftitution patronized by fo many pious and judicious perfons living and dying, and efpecially by the late nioft wor- thy ever :to be lamented ever to be honored Prefident of this Society, but indeed what good defign did he not patronize and encou- rage ? Such an inftitution, I fay, may be be- neficial to many, can be really hurtful to none : and mall all other fectaries enjoy their particular privileges and forms of worfhip in their full latitude, and at the fame time the members of the national church, near a mil- lion of fouls as I faid, a third of the people, be debarred and deprived of what they ef- teem fo material a part of their conftitution ? Where is the juftice, equity, or reafon of this proceeding ? But there are men who will re- ceive neither law' nor gofpel from us j who clamor for liberty, but yet are the moft im-» perkros of taflc-nmfters and tyrants j who con- tend for the Propagation of the Gofpel. 27 tend for the moft unlimited toleration for themfelves, but yet are to all others moft in- tolerant, wherever they get power into their own hands. With regard to the poor Negroes, whofe number is * computed to be confiderably above half a million $ as it is now generally known and underftood that Chriftianity maketh no alteration in mens civil rights and conditions, but every man is to abide in the fame calling iCor.vii. wherein he was called, whether he be bond or free ; it is to be hoped that the proprietors and planters will be lefs jealous of their flaves being inftructed in the true religion, which will Ibften and improve their manners, and make them fubject not only for fear but alfo for con- fcience fake, with good will doing fervice* as to Eph. \K the Lord, and not. to men* Whatever neceffity ?' may be pleaded for it, it is greatly to be la- mented, that there is any fuch thing as fkvery anywhere. As Mofes faid, Would God t&attfum. xi all the Lord's people were prophets, fo I would 29> &y, Would God that all mankind were free, that thofe who are bond were free, and that thofe who are free may fo ufe their liberty as- not to abufe it unto licentioufhcfs t * See Dr. Chandler as before. D a Witk 28 ^SERMON before the Society With regard to the native Indians, a wide field is opened to us by the late treaty of peace; But theyjnuft be made men, before they can be made Chriflians. To bring them off from their roving courfes, and reconcile them to a more fettled kind of life ; to give them Tome notions of agriculture, and furnifli them with proper implements for it ; to teach them fuch of the more common mechanic arts, as may be the means of their more comfortable fub- iiftence ; to open fchools in different parts for their farther erudition and improvement; to learn their languages, .or familiarize them to our own ; to convince them of our concern for their fpiritual by our regard to their tem- poral welfare, by acl:s of humanity juftice and kindnefs ; thefe will be found to be the moft efficacious methods of winning them over to .« . our religion, of turning them from darknefs to 1 8- light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgivenefs of fins, and inheritance among them 'which are fanftified. '-AVu Great things have already been done by the Society, though their certain annual income is a trifle compared to their certain annual ex- penfe; but greater ftill remain to be done, which indeed can never be accomplHhed with- out for the Propagation of the G of pel. 29 out the charitable contributions of well-dif- pofed perfons, without the aid and affiftance of government, and without the particular bleiling of Almighty God. May God Almighty there- fore fo difpofe the hearts, and open the hands of you and of all to whom this charity mall be recommended, that it may go on profper- ing and to profper ; that the word of the Lord*TheC. may have free courfe, and be glorified; that his pf. ixvii. 'way may be known upon earth, his facing health among all nations ; that the kingdoms of this Rev. xi. world may become the kingdoms of our Lord and ef his Cbriji ; and he may reign for ever and ever! aib .it Wr.iiJ'glfiJ iflCMiW^Cl r: kTiV . j£r$j tffrU'^H \.-?;A-^\ &&'\ \y«'At 4'^,'^ An ABSTRACT of the C H A R T E R J And of the Proceedings of the SOCIETY for the Propagation of the Gofpel in Foreign Parts, from the I9th Day of February^ 1768, to the 1 7th Day of ^.'.February, 1769. lir// ?:>vl'->ai3'J(I} ij>i(V(:s ViyJuB^raij yanJ bfu; KING1 William III. of Glorious Memory, was gracioufly pleafed, on the i6th of 'June, 1701, to eretf and Jet tie a Corpo- ration with a perpetual fitccejfion, by the name of THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION of THE GOSPEL IN FOREIGN PARTS; for the receiving, managing, and difyofing of the con- tributions of fucb perfons as would be induced to extend their charity towards the Maintenance of a Learned and an Orthodox Clergy, and the making offach other ••pmruifion as might be neceflary for the Propagation of the Gojjrel in Foreign Parts, upon information, that in many of our Planta- tions, Colonies, and FaSlorits beyond the feas9 the provifton for Miniflers was mean, and many ether ef ourfaid Plantation*, Colonies^ and Fac- tories, were 'wholly unprovided of a maintenance for Minifters, and the pub lick Worjhip of God-, that, for lack of Jupport and maintenance An Abjiratt of the of fitch, many of his loving fubjedts wanted the adminiftration of God's word and facramentsr andjeemed to be abandoned to Aiheifm and Infide- lity, and others of them to Popifh fuperftition and idolatry. The Society was compofed, by the Charter, of the Chief Prelates and Dignitaries of the Chnrch, .and of feveral other Lords, and emi- nent perfons in the State, with a power to elect inch others to be Members of the Corporation ,, as they, or the major part of them, fhould think beneficial to their charitable defignsj and they immediately applied themfelves with great zeal and alacrity to the good work? and after adjufting preliminaries in the choice of Officers, and fettling ftanding orders and rules" for their more regular proceeding, they fubfcribed every one of them according to their feveral ranks and difpofitions, . an annual fum to be paid to their Treafurer, for the general ufes of the Society ; and chofe new Members, and gave out deputations according to the. powers in the Charter, to receive and collect the donations of all charitable and well-difpofed perfons towards this rnoft pious defign.: And thro' an eipecial blefling, this work of the Lord hath hitherto profpered in their bands. Many more than one hundred and forty thoufand of our own people, infants and adults, and many thousands of Indians and Negroes,, have been inftrucled and baptized into the true faith of our Lord Jefus Chrift ; and more than one •/ 4 4 ' » • f i-tlmi * <*«^ hundred Proceedings of the Society. hundred and fifty thoufand volumes of bibles and common prayer books, with other books of de- votion and inftruction, together with an innu- merable quantity of pious fmall traces, have been difperfed in foreign parts j and there is now a very hopeful and improving appearance of reli- gion in the public wor(hip of God, according to the liturgy of the Church of England, in a great number of churches in our plantations in America* by the means, and through the pro-.;i|, . curement, of this Corporation. The charter directs the Society to give an annual account to the Lord High Chancellor, the Lord Chief Juftice of the Kings Bench, and the Lord Chief Juftice of the Common Pleas, of the feveral fums of money by them received, and laid out, and of the management and dif- pofition of the revenues of the corporation : This is punctually done, and the Society annual- ly make public an AbftracT: of them and their proceedings. Therefore the Society now, in the firft place, acknowledge the receipt, and return their mofl hearty thanks for the particular be- nefaclions of the year 1768, viz. L s. d. To Mrs. Leigh, of Northcote, i i o The Hon. Thomas Ftfzmaurice, Efq; i i .-^.^ To Sir Thomas Worjley, Bart. iJhu ti-j^>^ u / To David Urry, Efq; i i o To the Rev. Dr. Walker, Reftor of 1 T\ *• . n "K VIIO Motejtone, — — J E To An AbflraEl of the of] I I O I I O I I O I I O I I O O IO ^ o 10 $ 0^*0 ••••'$• 10 6 To the Rev. Mr. Oglander, — To the Rev. Mr. Trougbear Holmet To Robert Pope Blachford, Efq; To the Rev. Mr* Cuhne, Redor Frejhwater, To the Rev, Mr. Walton, Redor- of : Brixton, > To Robert Worjky, Efq; To William White, Efq To Mr. Clark, of Newport;..: »un*fcu To Mr. Leigh, of ¥horl&igb±W To the Rev. Dr. Knot/, Vicar of Carif-^&izfa book, by whom the above-mentioned f I i o Benefa&ions were remitted, J To a Lady, deftring to be unknown, by") Dr. *fcw, — J To the Hotf. Mrs. George falbot*, by| Mr. Thomas Lewis, v^i i J: To the Right Hon. Lady Jane Edwards, of Tickencote, in Rutland, by the Rev. Mr. Wilfon, Vicar of Empingham, To a Lady, defiring to be unknown, by the Lord Archbifhop of Canterbury* To Lady Curzon, To Gerard Arme Edwards, Efq; by the Rev. Mr. Wilfon, To a Lady unknown, by the Rev. Mr. Brought on, . .. • To a Perfon unknown, by Mr. Siom- ftreet, tcu: i o To a Member who deiires to beun-i 5 b^u 2O :p 0^ i-al 220 ' 3 3 For Proceedings of the Society. I2OO For the Legacy of Mrs. Elwes, late of Chijwick, in Middlefex, from Gary Ehves, Efq; by the Hands of Mr. Walter Dicker. To a Lady unknown, by the Rev. Dr. "John Burton, To Charles Jennens, Efq; of Gopfal, in Leicejlerfoire, by the Hands of Mr. Hetherington, — — • — — To Mrs. Elizabeth Hanmer, by Mr. Hetherington, — — — To Mrs. Fowler, — - To a Clergyman ift the Eaft of SuJJex, by the .Rev. Mr. Wilfon, — To Mrs. Catharine Kelfey, To Mrs. Frances Pearce To Mrs. Tyrrell, of Ormond- Street, by the Hands of the -Rev. Dr. Plump- To a Lady unknown, To Lady Anne Sbadwell, To Dr. William Powel, of Nanteos, Pern- 21 10 2 2 10 5 2 5 10 To Anthony Eglington, Efq; To the Rev. the Dean of Tork, and 7 feveral other Perfons, — \ To the Rev. Mr. *Tbompfon, of Elbatn, To Mrs. Sufannah Mat hew, — To a Lady unknown, by 'Thomas Pearce, For the Legacy of Mrs. Elizabeth Wood-~\ roff'e of Bury St. Edmund's, Suffolk, > 400 Widow, by her Executors, J E 2 5° 23 i i 10 J7 I I o o o o o o 6 o o o An Abftratt of the 5 5 To Mrs. Earkhurft, ' — r— 100 To Mrs. Catharine Palmer, her annual Subfcription, To Roger Pratt, Efq; of Rifton, in Norfolk, by the Rev. Dr. 'Dering, To a Lady unknown by Mr. Venn, 50 o o To Mifs Sydenham, 440 To Henry Southby, Efq; of Caver/ham,' Oxford/hire, — t To the Rev. Sir AJhurft Attin, Bart, being a Collection in his Parifhes, To Robert Lufon, Efq; of Blundefton, by" Sir Afhurft Allin, Bart. I .ni/: «-,tr A-..*. ° o 10 To a Perfon unknown, by y/. P. ?VI M>J 10 o For the Legacy of Jonathan Taylor, Efq; " by his Executors, • For the Legacy of John Williams, by John Vincent, Executor, . • i—tn \ For the Legacy of Mrs. Mary Stacey, by Mr. fotton, To the Rev. Mr. Lambert, For the Legacy of Stephen Skinner, Efq; "J of Colchefter, by his Executor,- Mr. > 100 o o William Hazledine, of Watford, j \ To a Gentleman of Louth, in Lincoln-! /T o'?; y^//^, by his Friend in London, \ To a Lady unknown, by the Rev. Mr. ") Pritchard, Reader at South-Audley Chapel, ? •» [\ t.;-.v For the Legacy of Robert Frafer, by his Executors, i . To 137 2 II ..-..I/! oT 20 O O 50 o o 50 o o 550 (fafi J. r, *T Vl^-ro'I 10 JO O Proceedings of the Society. To a Lady unknown, by William Robin- " fon, Efq; , To the Rev. Mr. Fenwicke, of Hallaton,' near Harborough, Leicejierfoire, To Mrs. Bewicke, by Mr. Fenwicke 9 To Mrs. Sarah Carte, by Mr. Fenwicke, For the Legacy of Dr. Stephen Niblett, 1 by his Executor, John White, D. D. J To E. I. W. — To a Perfon unknown, by the Rev. 1 Dr. Head, — ) To the Hon. Mrs. Shirley, For the Legacy of Dorothy Randolph, " by her Executor, John Tetlow, To a Lady unknown, by the Rev. Mr. Hotchkifs, — To Mrs. Dollyfe, by Dr. Crufius, For the Legacy of Samuel Anderfon, by his Executors, James Jacks and Jojeph Thornthwaite, — • — To the late Mrs. Vicx, by Dr. Tucker, Dean of Gloucefter, — — To a Lady unknown, by Dr. Tucker, To the Rev. Mr. Marrian Feaver, of Dorfetfljire, • To a Lady unknown, by Dr. Tew, To a Perfon unknown, by the Rev. Mr. ") Taylor, ] To Mrs. Elizabeth Torriano, of Kenjing- i on, •"""•• ~~~ To Mrs. Lucy OJborne 220 220 50 o o ]f/ V" i } 5 5 o o 55° 55° 220 Thefe 8 Thefe benefactions, together with fix pounds, fix millings, paid at entrance of new mem- bers, amounting to the fum of two thoufand five hundred, and twenty-four pounds, fix- teen millings, and eleven pence, are all the benefactions to the Society, brought to ac- count for the year 1768; all which, and a much larger fum, amounting in the whole to the fum of four thoufand two hundred and feventy-two pounds, two millings and eight pence halfpenny, has been expended in falaries, gratuities to miflionaries, and other incidental charges, and for books fent by the Society to North America, where the Society have erected feveral new miflions, and employed more fchool-mafters. N. B. Befides thefe, the following benefactions which came too late for the audit of the Society's accounts in January 176%, and being paid during the vacancy of the Trea- furer's office were omitted in the laft audit, are carried to account in the Society's fund, and will be added to the balance in the Treafurer's hands next year, viz. To an unknown Lady, by Mr. 1 Tilbury, — - — J To Mr. Lane, — — 100 o o To Mrs. Do/fy/e, by Dr. Crufius, 220 To the Rev. Mr. Taylor, of Clifton, 550 The Proceedings of the Society. The Names of the Society's Miffionaries, Ca~ techifts and School-mafters, with their refpec- tive falaries, are as follow : Newfoundland, Annual Salaries. £. 1 Mr. Langman, Miffionary at St. jfobns Town, — • — J5 2 Mr. Balfour, Miffionary at Trinity Bay, 50 3 Mr. Coughlan, Miffionary at Harbour' Grace and Carboneer, 4 Mr. School-mafter at Harbour' 5° 10 Nova Scotia. 70 10 5 Mr. Breynton, Miffionary at Halifax, 6 Mr. Lynch, School-mafter at Halifax, 7 Mr. Wood, Miffionary at Annapolis Royal,"] and Gran'ville, J ' 8 Mr. School-mafter at Annapolis, i o 9 Mr. Morifon, School-mafter at Gran'ville, 10 *o Mr. Moreau, Miffionary to the French' at Lunenburgh, — ; — ii Mr. Bailly, School-mafter to the French at Lunejiburgbi — — — 1 Z Mr. BryzeKtiSj Miffionary to the Engliftj and Germans at Lunenburgh, Mr. Neuman, School-mafter at Lunen- 70 70 10 14 Mr. io An AbftraEt of the 1 4 Mr. Bennet, Miffionary atHorton, Windfor, 1 Newport, Falmouth, and Cornwallis, y 15 Mr. School-mafter for Horton and ? Cornwallis, 5 1 6 Mr. Watts, School-mafter for Windfor' and Newport, 17 Mr. Eaglefon, Miffionary in the County of Cumberland, — New England. I'i-.jM Province of New Hampfhire. 1 8 Mr /Ir. Arthur Browne, Miffionary at Portf- 1 , mouth, J ]6° for officiating at Kittery, <-/ J * 1 9 Mr. Badger, Itinerant Miffionary in New] Hampjhire, ]5° Province of MaJJachufefs Bay. 20 Mr. Bailey, Itinerant Miffionary on the Eaftern Frontiers, 21 Mr. Wheeler, Miffionary at George Town, and places adjacent, on Kennebeck 22 Mt.Wifwall, Miffionary at Falmouth in ; Cafco Bay, 23 Mr. Bafs, Miffionary at Newbury Port, rO 24 Mr. Weeks, Miffionary at Marblebead r o 25 Mr. Macgilchrift, Miffionary at Salem, rO 26 Mr. Serjeant, Miffionary at Cambridge, 5O 27 Mr. 40 20 Proceedings of the Society. 1 1 27 Mr. Winflow, Miffionary at Braintree, 60 28 Mr. Ebenezer Thompfen, Miffionary at") Scituate and Marfojield, J ^ 29 Mr. Clarke, Miffionary at Stoughton, and" Dedbam, Colony of Rhode I/land. 30 Mr. Marmaduke Browne, Miffionary at 31 Mr. Fayerweather, Miffionary at Nara-\ ganfet, _ p° 32 Mr. If/her, Miffionary at Briflol, 60 33 Mr. John Graves, Miffionary at Provt-1 for officiating at Warwick, 1 5 34 Mr. Taylor, School-mafter at Providence, i o Colony of Connecticut. 3 5 Dr. yohnfon, Miffionary at .Stratford and Mi/fora1, 36 Mr. Newton, Miffionary at Ripton? 30 37 Mr. Lamfon, Miffionary at F airfield, 50 38 Mr. Dibblee, Miffionary at Stamford, 50 39 Mr. Matbew Graves, Miffionary at New] , London, — — — J ° 40 Mr. School- mailer to the Nara- \ ganfet Indians, IS 4 1 Mr. John Beach, Miffionary at Newtown ^ and Reading, • — — J 5° 42 Mr. Hubbard, Miffionary at New Haven} and Weft Haven, J4° F 43 Mr, 12 An AbftraSl of the 43 Mr. Gibbs* Miflionary at Sim/bury and") Hart land, — — — J3° 44 Mr. Viets, Afliftant to Mr. Gibbs, 20 45 Mr. Mansfield* Miflionary at Derby and ") Oxford, — — — — J4° 46 Mr. Learning, Miflionary at Norwalk, 50 47 Mr. Clarke, Miflionary at New Milford, "j Woodbury, Kent, New Fairfield, and ^o 48 Mr. Palmer, Miflionary at Litchfield, Cornwall, and Great Barrington, 49 Mr. Scovil, Miflionary at Waterbury, We ft bury, Nortbbury, and A^w C^w- 50 Mr. Peters, Miflionary at Hebront 30 5 1 Mr. Andrews, Miflionary at Wallingford~\ Chefbire, Meridan, and North Haven, J ° 52 Mr. T)'/ ^7 r i% the Indians, y 64 Mr. Sayer, Miffionary at Newburgh, 30 65 Mr. Hildreth, School-matter at New] 66 Mr. Beardjley, Miffionary at Pogh-] keepjle, in Dutches County, 35 67 Mr. Townfend, Miffionary at Salem, in Weft Cbejler County, and Places ad- New Jerfey. 68 Dr. Chandler, Miffionary at Elizabeth] Town, J5 69 Mr. Miffionary at Amboy] Woodbridge, J5° 70 Mr. Odell, Miffionary at Burlington, and Mountholly, 71 Mr. Lyon, Miffionary at Glocefter and' . Waterford, J4 72 Mr. Cooke, Miffionary in Monmouth], County, j 73 Mr. Ifaac Browne, Miffionary at "J Newark, — Jj 74 Mr. Abraham Beach, Miffionary at| New Brutifwick and Pifcataqua, J ' F 2 75 Mr. 14 An Abftratt of the 75 Mr. Stewart*. School-mailer at River, -- - j 76 Mr. Ayres, Miffionary at St. Pe(er'sl*o Spotfwood, and St. Peters Freehold., J 77 Mr. William Ihomfon, Miffionary atTraH <.o ton and Maidenhead* - J 7,8 Mr. Frazer, Miffionary at Amwell, King-~\ wood and Mufconetcunck — •• — - j ^ Pennfylvania. 79 Mr. Ro/sy Miffionary at Newcaftle, — 6a 70 Mr. Reading* Miffionary at Apoquinimink* 60 8 1 Mr. Craig, Miffionary- at Chefter, -— 6a 82 Mr. Miffionary at Oxford, - 50 83 Mr. Currie, Miffionary at Radnor^ 60 84 Mr. Magaw, Miffionary at Dover and") Duck Creek, J4° 85 Mr. Miffionary at Mifpillion, and St. Paul's near Maryland, - 86 Mr. John Andrews, Miffionary at Lewes in Suff'ex County, and at Cedar Creek, 87 Mr. Rarton, Itinerant Miffionary in Lan- 1 cafler, - I— ]5Q 88 Mr. Itinerant Miffio- nary in the Counties of Tork and Cum berland, - 89 Mr. Murray, Miffionary at Reading, 30 North Carolina. 90 Mr. Earl, .Miffionary in Chowan County, 50 91 Mr. Stewart, Miffionary in Beaufort! o — — V- 5 -1 - > J County, 92 Mr- Proceedings of the Society. 1 5 92 Mr. Reed, Miffionary in Craven County, 50 9 3 Mr. Tbomlinfon, School-mailer at Newbern, 1 5 94 Mr. Barnett, Miffionary in Brunfwic County 50 95 Mr. Cupples Miffionary in fuch Par.im as 20 20 the Governors {hall appoint, 96 Mr. James Stuart,, Miffionary where the Governor {hall place him, 97 Mr. Cramp, Miffionary, — 98 Mr. James Macartney, Miffionary, 99 Mr. John Wilh, Miffionary, where His Excellency Governor Tryon\ fhall be pleafed to place them". Georgia, 100 Mr. prink, Miffionary at Savannah, 50 101 Mr. Ellington^ Miffionary at Augufta^ 40 •^ 'Florida. 102 Mr. Thomas Warren^ Miffionary on the Mufquito Shore ^ 103 Mr. Poftj Catechift to the Indians on the 1 •Mu/quito S^or^t ,^1^^ j4 60 *• ft » r • Bahama Iflands. 104 Mr. Wizard, Miffionary at New 1 1-05 Mr. Bafcojney Schaol-mafter at Providence, • . ,106. Mr. Mofs, Miffionary zlHarbour I/land \, and. Ekuthera, • j 107 Mr. School-matter at 7forterJy7tfW, IQ Africa, j 6 An AbftraB of the Africa. ro8 Mr. Philip $uaque, Miffionary, Ca- techift and School-matter to Negroes on the Gold Coaft, , CaO ) the> Total — £4247 10 o Barbadoes. 109 Mr. Butcher, School-mailer at Co- drington College, 3 ° 1 10 Mr. Ma/hart, Uiher in the fchool,? and Catechift to the Negroes, S 7° in Mr. Denny, for teaching writing 7 and arithmetic, i 4° N. B. Thefe falaries are paid out of the produce of the plantation. The Society allow ten pounds worth of books to each miffion for a library, and five pounds worth of pious fmall tradts to every new miffionary, to be diftributed among his parimioners, and other parcels of books, as oc- cafion requires. And as the Society generally re- ceive from their miffionaries regular accounts of their labours, and of the ilate of their feveral miffions, it is thought proper to publim the following abftradt of fuch informations as were received from the miffionaries and others in the year 1768. Newfoundland. Proceedings of the Society. 17 Newfoundland. By a letter from the Rev. Mr. Langman, the Society's Mimonary at St. John's, dated Nov. 3. 1768, it appears, that in the courfe of the year he has baptifed 38 infants, buried 23 corpfes, and married 7 couple. He complains of a great lofs he has fuffered by a fire, which con- fumed his houfe and all things in it, and the church communion plate, which was kept in his houfe, to the amount of fome hundred pounds. In relief of which the Society have ordered him a gratuity of 50!. The Rev. Mr. Coughlan, Miffionary at Har- bour Grace and Carboneer, in a letter dated October 15, 1768, fends a furvey of the bay, in which there is no alteration from what he found the preceding year with regard to the number of the inhabitants. In the courfe of the year he has baptifed 46 infants, and 30 adults -, has married 5 couple, and buried 16 corpfes. He adminifters the facrament once a month, and has 80 conftant communicants, and on every other Sunday he attends at a chapel which the people have built about five miles from the church. Mr. Jenner has de- clined the care of the fchool, and Mr. Thurney is placed in his room, and gives general fatif- faclion. There are about 30 boys and 12 girls who attend the fchool. The inhabitants have built a very commodious fchool-houfe. Nova 1 8 An AbftraEl of the Nova Scotia. The Rev. Mr. Wood, MifTionary at Anna- Solis Royal, and Granville, in his letter dated aly 9, 1768, acquaints the Society that he was juft returned from Halifax, where he had prayed with the Indians at Colonel Goreham's, and performed divine fervice in Mickmack, and that they underftood him perfectly well. That he is making a tranflation, as faft as he can, of the morning and evening fervice into Mickmack, and makes no doubt but when he fhall have accomplimed it, he could inftruct any perfon the Society might appoint to read it distinctly, and with the tone and emphafis peculiar to the language > which he has nearly acquired in lefs than three months daily appli- cation. The Indians behave devoutly during the time of prayer, and after the prayer for the King and Royal Family they bow their heads, and anfwer, Amen, in their own language. A letter from Mr. Neuman, School- mafter at Lunenburgh, dated July i, 1768, informs the Society that he gives daily attendance to his fchool, from 8 to 12 in the forenoon, and from i to 4 in the afternoon ; that the num- ber of his fcholars is between 30 and 40 ', that there are no Indian or negro children in the place, and all the fettlers are of the profeffioa of the church of England. The Proceedings of the Society. 1 9 The Society are acquainted, by a letter from the Rev. Mr. Eagleibn, Miflionary to the county of Cumberland in Nova Scotia, dated July 4, 1768, that he arrived on the 2/th of June at Halifax, from whence he purpofed letting out immediately for his miffion, but had exprefs order from the Lieutenant-Gover- nor to repair during pleafure, to the ifland of St. John, for which place he was to fail the day following the date of his letter. :.a l:;l» J_,i c.u^u J :.a * «„ .llVL, .83G9 3fl T.>Y3V.KiV/ "iTUl f. Canada. A letter from the Rev. Mr. Chabrand De- lifle, chaplain to the garrifon at Montreal, dated September 30, 1767, brings the difagreeable account that the Romilh priefls avail them- felves greatly of the neglected flate of the church of England in thefe parts, perfuading the Canadians (who are moft eafily to be per- fuaded, being a moft ignorant, bigotted peo- ple, and entirely devoted to the prieils, efpe- cially the Jefuits) that we have not religion fo much at heart as they. Being deftitute of a decent place for public wormip, he is forced to perform it in the Hofpital chapel. Two Canadians, and one German, have made their recantations. He has baptized within th3lniewp?s iii T New England. ° The Rev. Mr. Arthur Browne, Miffionary at Portfmouth in New Hampshire, by a letter of the 6th of November, 1767, informs the Society of the arrival of Mr. Badger, whom he describes to be well calculated for the of- fice of an Itinerant, being hardy, ftrong, re- folute, active and diligent, and that he gives univerfal fatisfadtion wherever he goes. Mr. Browne's parimioners live in harmony and peace, and increafe in number j but the .cpm- municants are comparatively few. There are two letters from this Mr. Badger, o ' the Itinerant Miffionary in New Hampfhire, both dated from Portfmouth ; the one of De- cember 17, 1767, the other of Auguft 5, 1768. In the former he writes, that fince his arrival in the end of September he had vifited every town in the province, where there are any number who belong to the church of England : that they appear well pleafed with his admmiflrations, and promife to do all in their power to render his life agreeable, and that the Governor and Mr. Browne give him all the affiftance they can. In the fecond, he mentions a variety of places where he has preached, bath on Sundays and week-days : that the diftance of the towns is fo great, that fcarcely any two can attend the public Proceedings of the Society. , _.r_ 2 1 public worfhip together, which increafes the labor of his million, and, as he expreffesit, keeps . him continually on horfeback. The number of fouls under his care amount to 1132 at prefent, which at his firft coming did not ex- ceed 740. In lefs than 1 1 months he has bap- tifed 107 children, i female adult, and i negro. Hitherto he has been obliged to perform di- vine fervice, aihd to admintfter the facrament in private houfes for want of more convenient places^' - The Rev. Mr. Bailey, Itinerant Mifiionary on the frontiers of Mailachufet's bay, in a let- ter from Boilon, dated June 27, 1768, takes a^modeft notice of many hardfhips he has un- dergone in the courfe of his miniftry, and of the obstructions to the building a church, which is at length in a way of being ac- -compliftied, - as fubfcriptions for that purpofe have been made to the amount of 1 20!. iterling. :The Rev. Mr. Wheeler, Miffionary at George Town and places adjacent, writes, on the igth'of September, 1768, that after a tedious paffage of ten weeks, he got to Bof- ton, and, as foon as he conveniently could, repaired to George Town, and found the peo- ple well difpofed to' receive him. He has continued to preach among them twice every Sunday to a decent congregation. They have not yet erected a place of worfhip, but fay they intend it next autumn. G 2 ••-* By 22 An j4bftra£l of the By a letter from the Rev. Mr, Weekes, MiiTionary at Marblehead, dated June 21, 1768, the Society is informed, that in the courfe of the year he has baptized 49 infants and i adult, married 21 couple, and feveral new communicants were added. The num- ber of inhabitants at Marblehead is computed to be 6500, of which one fifth at leaft he be- lieves to belong to the church : the reft are Independents or Congregationalifts -, but great harmony fubfifts between him and the Dif- fenting Minifters. There are two letters from the Rev. Dr. Johnfon, Miffionary at Stratford and Milford in Connecticut, dated May 9 and November 7, 1768 ; in the former of which he recommends Mr. John Tyler as a perfon worthy of Holy Orders, of exemplary character, and fufficient learning ; having ftudied under Dr. Johnfon, and being a graduate both of the college of New Haven and New York, and fit for the vacant million at Norwich. In the latter he recommends Mr. Jomua Bloomer to the re- gard of the Society, as worthy to be appointed their miflionary, when he mall have obtained Holy Orders. He mentions his ill health, and has chofen Mr. Kneeland his affiftant, in order to fucceed him. Since laft Chriftmas he has baptized 18, of which two are adult negroes, and admitted 5 to the communion, of which 2 are alfo negroes y and 2 good fa- milies have been added to the church. The Proceedings of the Society. 2 3 The Rev. Mr. John Beach, Miffionary at Newtown and Reading, in a letter dated April 4, 1768, writes, that the number of inhabi- tants exceeds 2000, the greater part of which belong to the church of England. That he has 310 communicants, 15 of which were added to the laft communion : that the church people increaling in thefe parts makes the duty heavy on a {ingle clergyman; and the clergy are not likely to increafe till they are blefled with a refident Bifhop. By a letter from the Rev. Mr. Clarke, Mif- fionary at New Milford, Woodbury, Kent, New Fairfield and Sharon of June29, 1768, information is received, that in New Milford there are 92 families of the church, and about 50 communicants : in Woodbury 50 families and 35 communicants : in Kent 65 families and 40 communicants. That lince the Qth of October he had baptifed 60 infants, and 8 adults, one of which was a black. The church in thofe parts is in a very floriming condition. New York. By feveral letters in the courfe of the year from the Rev. Dr. Auchmuty, Reclor of Tri- nity church, and in one from Mr. Livingflon (dated December 20, 1768,) executor of the late Mr. St. George Talbot, it appears that they have met with great trouble in recovering the the legacy left to the Society, which will prob- ably be much lefs than was at firft apprehend- ed, by reafon of many difficulties raifed by the heirs at law, and the obftruclions given to the proving the will by them in feveral law pro- ceedings. That the affair is now in a more fuccefsful way, and they hope foon to give the Society fome more certain and pleafing account of it. And the Society are fo well allured of the great pains thefe Gentlemen have taken in this matter, and of their judgment and difcre- tion equal to their zeal for their fervice, that they efteem themfelves much indebted to them for it, and do return them their hearty thanks. Dr. Auchmuty has recommended the Reverend Mr. Sayer to the miffion of Newburg, to which the Society have appointed him. He writes, that Sir William Johnfon laments the want of clergymen among the Indians in his neighbor- hood. He has agreed to purchafe the late Dr. Barclay's houfe and farm in the Mohawks country, and intirely acquiefces in a propofal to allot one corner of the farm for a School- mailer to build a fmall tenement on it. The Rev. Mr. Cutting, Miffionary at Hemp- ftead, in a letter of January 7, 1768, fends the Society the following account of his new miffion. That it is a large one, that he thinks the people of his parifh of Hempftead to be civil, hofpitable, and grateful, and mentions one act of their gratitude in building an houfe at Proceedings of the Society. at their own expence for the widow of their late worthy Miffionary. That his church is large and in general full : the fpot where Mr. Cutting lives is furrounded with Prefbyterians who are kind and obliging neighbors, fober and pious in their converfation, and averfe to reli- gious animofities. Great numbers remain un- baptifed, owing to the principles of Quakerifm,. which prevailed there fo long. To the fouth of Hempftead are many inhabitants who are willing to be inftructed, and among whom he frequently officiates on week days : but being a very indigent people they have not the ability to get their children inftruclied, nor indeed the opportunity, there being no School-mafler, which he thinks would be a real bleffing in thofe parts. The Society being of the fame opinion, have defired Mr. Cutting to acquaint them at what place he wifhes a fchool to be fixed, and if he can procure a worthy and fit man, he has their leave to employ him. -At Oyfterbay the church (which ftill remains un- finimed) is in general well filled with conftant^ ferious and devout people, but not equal in number to thofe of other denominations. Since April he has baptifed 4 adults, and 27 children, and admitted two new communicants. At Pluming (a vacant miffion) he baptifed one adult and 5 children, and at Huntingdon 4 children. The Rev. Mr. Munro, lately appointed Mi£ fionary at Albany, returns the Society thanks for 26 An AbftraEl of the for that appointment, in a letter of May 2, 1768. He arrived there juft before laft Eafter, and begs leave to affure the Society, that he will do every thing in his power to deferve the good opinion they have conceived of him. He obferves that Albany is on the communication from New York to Canada, and the metro- polis of a very extenfive and floriming country whither fome hundreds of families annually come to fettle, which gives him hope of adding many to the church. Upon his arrival at Al- bany he found the church in a poor condition : a fcattered congregation, reduced to a fmali number. He has indevored to bring back the people, and reconcile them to their former perfuafion, by frequent vifiting, and by friendly converfations : and in this he has labored with fuccefs. In a fecond letter of the iath of July, 1768, he writes of the quiet and eafy ftate of his congregation, who attend divine fervice on Sundays very regularly and decently. His communicants were increafed to 25 to whom he adminiftered the facrament on Whitfunday, He has buried 2 corpfes, and married one couple, baptifed 9 white, and 4 black children, and two black adults. His catechumens are 30 white children and 12 black adults. To the former he reads prayers conftantly on Fri- days, and fpends an hour in inftrucling them : the latter he catechizes after evening prayer on Sundays. He offers it as his opinion, that Al- bany ought to have a refident clergyman con- ftantly Proceedings of the Society. 27 ftantly performing his ministerial office there, and the Society are fo fenfible of the neceffity of it, that they intend to appoint a miffionary for the Mohawk Indians, as foon as a proper perfon can be procured. Mr. Hildreth, School-matter at New York, in a letter of the i8th of October, 1768, ac- quaints the Society ef the florifhing ftate of his fchool, which confifts of 75 fcholars. In the courfe -of a year 1 3 boys and 7 girls have been put out to trades, &c. and three difcharg- ed for not giving regular attendance. The children are carefully inftructed in the Cate- chifro, and they make a good proficiency. New Jerfey^ The Rev. Mr. Odell, Miffionary at Burling*- ton and Mountholly, in a letter dated July 5, 1768, after acquainting the Society that his own congregation give him all the fatisfaction he could wifh, mentions how requifite a mif- fion is at Waterford and Glocefter, there be- ing at prefent no minifter of the church of England between Burlington and the fouth- well extremity of New Jeriey. Nor lefs requifite 'does he think it to appoint a miffionary to Tren- ton, there being no epifcopal church on the great •road between Burlington and Brunfwick, a diftance of more than forty miles. The So- ciety have accorded in this matter, and .Mr. H Lyons, 28 An AbftraEl of the */ */ - ^ff "i Lyon, of Taunton has the offer of the miffion of Waterford and Glocefter ; and as the New Jerfey clergy have recommended Mr. Thorn- jfbn, rniffionary in Cumberland, to the miffion of Trenton, he has had the Society's leave to remove thither. The Society have received advice from the Rev. Mr. Abraham Beach, that he arrived fafe at his miffion in the end of September, 1767, where he was kindly received, and found an agreement among nil denominations; likewife, that Mr. Ayres arrived fafe at. his miffion m April, 1768,. and before Michaelmas follow- ing had baptized 22 children and 4, adults. Pennfylvania.- The Rev. Dr. Smith, Provoft of the Col- lege of Philadelphia, affures the Society, in- a letter of the 22d of October, 1768, that due care is taken of the miffion of Oxford, who have two fermons in three weeks for ten months in the year, and when the Doctor is prevented, Mr. Montgomery fupplies his place,, who was regularly educated in the college at Philadelphia, and is reprefented to be an in- genious, ferious, and worthy young man, of 22 years of age. The people wi(h him. to be their miffionary, and are content to wait for Him till he fhall be of proper age for. holy erdfi/s* He Proceedings of the Society. 29 He inclofes letters from the million of Tren- ton, backed by recommendation of the New Jerfey clergy, in favor of Mr. Thomfon, who follicits to be removed thither, as does Mr. Andrews of Lewes, from SufTcx on Delawar, on account of the unhealthfulnefs of the place, and would gladly accept of York county, and take care of Cumberland too till another miiiio- nery can be got. In this the Society have fo far concurred, that they have given Mr. An- drews leave to remove to the mimon of York and Cumberland, provided he will take the whole -duty upon him, as Mr. Thomfon did before, and promife to continue in it without a prof- pe6t of having the miffion divided. A letter from the Rev. Mr. Barton, Itinerant Miliionary in Lancaster, dated Philadelphia, Otftober 18, 1768, brought by Mr. Coombe (whom he recommends to the Society) in- forms them, that he continues to correspond with Sir William Johnfon, on the fubjeft of Indian fchools, a fubject which he hopes the Society will never lofe fight of. There are ftill vacant millions and difperfed congrega- tions in Peimfylvania, among whom an itine- rant miffionary might do infinite good. The .people of North Carolina continue to com- plain of the want of rnirfionaries. He has lately received a lift of the church people ia .Rowan county, which amounts to 1500. He returns the Society thanks for the addition H 2 of of lol. to his falary, which, together with the ufe of a plantation which Governor Pemv has, been pleafed to allow him, will inable him to continue in the fervice of the Society. North Carolina. His Excellency William Tryon, Efq; Go- vernor, in a letter from Brunfwick, June 10,. 1768, recommends the Rev. Mr. Wills to the Society's regard, and to be in cor aged by them to return back again to North Carolina. The Society, have accordingly corn-plied with the Governor's defire. The Rev. Mr. Earl, Miffionary in Chowan county, in a letter from Edenton, dated March 26, 1768, acquaints the Society, thats lance October 1767, he had baptifed in his own parifh 30 infants, and he has 27 commu- nicants. He has preached to 2 congregations* in Berkley pariih, and baptized 18 infants; and to 8 congregations- in St. Andrew's parim, and baptized there 95 infants, and adminifter- ed the facrament to 46 communicants. The Rev. Mr. Cupples, Miffionary in North' Carolina, in a letter from St. John's parifh, Bute county, April o/, 176$, informs the So- ciety, that he has been* inducted, by a com * million from his Excellency, into St. John's parifh. Since January i, 1767, he had bap- tiled 38.2 children, 51 of whicn were blacks-. He Proceedings of the Society. 31 He has five places to officiate in, at three of which he has adminiftered the facrament four times, to about 60 communicants at each place. There are a few Anabaptifts in his parifli, but the number is decreafing. Georgia. The Rev. Mr. Frink, Miffionary at Savan- nah, writes on Jan. 7, 1768, that he enjoys better health than he did at Augufta, and re- turns the Society his thanks for the change. In one year he has baptifed 80, buried 120, preached- twice every Sunday, and upon the principal holydays always once, befides afford- ing all the affiftance he could to this, and the neighboring province of South Carolina. The Rev. Mr. Ellington writes, that he got fafe to his miffion at Augufta, on the I2th of November 1767, and was well received. He fays, that there is not one place of worfhip of any denomination within an hundred miles of Augufta either way. He remedies this as far as he can,, having been thrice at St. George's parifli ; generally fetting out on a Monday and travelling on that day thirty or forty miles. On the three following days he has performed di- vine fervicc in three different places of the pariih, ten miles wide of each other, and re- turned home on the Friday, There are two other lettlements over the river Savannah in Carolina, , 3 2 An AbJlraEi of the Carolina, the one about 7 miles diftant -, (where he goes once a fortnight) the other, about io» (where he goes once a month in the week days) at which places numbers do attend. Since he lias been in 'America he has baptifed 178 chil- dren, and 2 adults, married 15 couple, and buried 12 corpfes. The people are very illite- rate, and know little more of chriftianity than .the Indians.. Florida, Mr. Foil: is arrived on the Mufquko more, •but no account yet of his undertaking. Bahama Iflands. The Rev. Mr. Tizard, Miffionary at New- Providence complains in his letter of June if 1768, that the climate feems to difagree with him, and he is apprehenfive that his want of health will hinder his continuing there. Since his arrival he has married 14 couple, buried 19 corpfes, and baptized 73 whites, 9 adult ne- groes and 5 children. He has 12 communicants. There are on the ifland 253 white men, 264 women, 253 boys, 214 girls, 480 negro men, 358 women, 286 boys, 138 girls- By a letter of the 27th of February, 1768, the Rev. Mr. Mofs, Miflionary at Harbour Ifland, and Eleuthera, acquaints the Society, that he arrived at New Providence on the 8th of Proceedings of the Society. 33 of May, 1767. When he came to Harbour Ifland, he had at firft a cold reception, from the people's apprehending that they were to contribute to his fupport ; when they found that not to be the cafe, they became fond of him. He performs divine fervice under the branches of Tamarind trees. The femons of Council and Aflembly at New Providence, have enacted a law, which divides Harbour Ifland and Eleuthera into a diftinct parim named St. John's ; allows 150!. current money out of the Harbour Ifland taxes towards build- ing a church in that iiland, and fettles 50!. per annum, Englim, for falary and houfe rent for the minifter. From the 8th of May to the end of the year 1767, he baptifed 71 white, and 6 black children, 2 black adults, and i mulatto child, married 10 couple, and buried 2 corpfes. Communicants are 27, all ferious good livers.- Africa. There are two letters from the Rev. Mr. Philip Quaque, Millenary, Catechift, and School-matter to the Negroes on- the Gold- Coafl; the one bearing date October 20, 1767, the other without any date at ail ; by which the Society are informed, that the number of His fcholars continues the fame. Three of them; read their prirnmers ve^y well, and morl of them- 34 them fay the catechifm as far as the firfl: com- mandment. But he complains of difcorage- rnents which -he meets with from the inatten- tion of the garrifon to -public fervice on Sundays, and from the Governor himfelf, who is back- ward in this particular. On the zd of Auguft he performed divine Xervice, for the firfl time, before Cabomeer Cudjo, and many of the Cape Coaft people, feemingly to their fatisfac- tion ; at which time he expreffed again his de- fire of having an houfe built containing two long rooms, the one for the fervice of God, the other for a fchool. He has fince officiated on Sundays, but finds k very difficult to colledt them together, as they are ingaged in their idolatrous ceremonies, and addicted to drink- ing fpirituous liquors to excefs. The Governor had promifed to have his four children baptifed, but Mr Quaque has not yet been able to in- duce him to do fa. Barbadoes. From feveral letters from the Society's Offi- cers and Attorneys, at Codrington -College, in the courfe of the year, the Society is inabled to gi^e the public thefe informations. That Mr. Mamart, a Gentleman unexceptionable in all refpefts, is appointed Ufher in the college, in tuc room of Mr. Wharton. That the At- tornies in the management of the Society's affairs have Proceedings of the Society. 3 5 have diicharged their part \vith the exacteft fidelity, difcretion, labor and zeal ; and are inoft juftly intitled to the thanks of the Society. Efpecially for their attention and care of the poor Negroes, who have been moft humanely treated. And the Society have given the moft pofitive directions, that befides the greateft tendernefs and care beftowed upon them, no method may be left untried to give them a right fenfe of religion; and that the mafters in particular muft do their utmoft to eftablifh them in all necefTary inftruction. The 36 An AbftraEl of the &> The Society,, from their firft inftitution, ta- king into their ferious conlideration the absolute neceffity there is, that thofe Clergymen, who « {hall be fent abroad, mould be duly qualified for the work, to which they are appointed, defire every one,, who recommends any pedba ta ch^rrv for that purpofe, to teftify their knowledge, a*'s to the following particulars : 1. The age of the perfbn* 2. His condition of, life, whether (ingle oif; married. . 3. His temper.. 4. His prudence.. 5. His learning. 6. His fober and pious converfation. 7. His zeal for the chriftian religion, and diligence in his holy calling. 8. His affedtion to the prefent Govern-. ment. 9.. His conformity to the doctrine and diicipline of the, church of England. . And the Society do now requeft, and earneft- Ty befeech all perfons concerned, that they re- commend no man out of favour or affection,., or any other worldly consideration, but with a iincere regard to the honour of almighty GOD, and our blefled SAVIOR j as they tender the intereft of the chriftian religion, and the good of men's fouls. And, Proceedings of the Society. 37 And the Society particularly defire theirfriends in America to be fo juft to them, when any per- fon appears there in the character of a Clergy- man of the church of England, but by his be- haviour difgraces that character, to examine as far as may be into his Letters of Orders, his name and circumftances, and to infpect the public lift of the names of the miffionaries of this Society, published annually with the ab- ftract of their proceedings ; and the Society are fully perfuaded it will appear, -that fuch unwor- thy perfon came thither without their know- ledge ; but if it mould happen that any fuch mould come thither from them, they intreat their friends in America, in the facred name o'f Chrift, to inform them, and they will .put away .from them that wicked petfin* Hie 38 An AbftraEl of the The Receipts and Payments on the General Ac- count of the Society for the Year paft, flood thus at the Audit of the Society on the 26th Day of January 1769. RECEIPTS. /. s. d. By Ballance of Account in the! Hands of the Treafurer, Jan. > 928 3 2 27, 1768, J By Benefactions and Legacies 1 and Entrance of Members in > 2524 16 1 1 the Year 1768, — — J By Stibicriptions of Members of] o the Society, — — J By Rent from Tenants, and by") « Dividends in the public Funds, J Total 5156 17 9 PAY- Proceedings of the Society. 39 PAYMENTS. /. s. d. For Salaries to Miffionaries, Ca-") techifts, SchoolmafterSjandthe ^3824 16 o Officers of the Society, J For Books, Gratuities to Mif-") fionaries, and other incidental > 447 6 84- Charges, • — J To thePurchafe of 5007. Oldl South Sea Annuities, and Bro- r 448 2 6 kerage — — To Balance due to the Society 7 x ,, 120 o o Dividends on 30007. Old South! Sea Annuities to the loth of > 90 o o Ottober, 1768, r— - J £2689 15 iif The Proceedings of the Society. 41 The Society to the Truft Cr. /. s. d. By Bills drawn by the Society's > Attornies, and others, at Bar- \ 841 19 5.; badoes, and paid- at London, J Salaries to Officers in Londony^ 105 o o Expence reiadve to the newl « purchafed Eftate in Barbadoes,}, * 9 9* Petty Difburfements — • u 19 9 1040 8 u Balance due to the Society on January 2^ 1769. ^.2689 15 L LS A L I S T of the MEMBERS O F The SOCIETY for the Propagation of the Gofpel in Foreign Parts. Thofe marked thus * were chofen Members in the Year 1768. A. rT^ H E Right Reverend Richard Lord Bifliop J[ of St. Afaph. Charles Ward Apthorp^ of New Tork, Efq; John Apthorpy of London^ Efq; James Aptborp, of Bojlon, Efq; Rail Apthorp, M. A. Mr. Enos Ailing^ of New Haven, Connefticut. Samuel Auchmuty, D. D. Red:or of Trinity Church in the City of New Tork. The Rev. Sir AJhurji Allin, Bart. Thomas Afcton, D. D. Fellow of Eton College. " K THE 44 of the B. TPI E Right Reverend Edward Lord Bifhop of 5^ and #W/y. The Right Reverend j^/yz Lord Bifhop of Bangor. The Right Reverend 'Thomas, Lord Bifhop of Erlfiol The Honourable Francis Barnard, Efq; Go- vernor of the Province of MaJJachufet's Bay in New England. The Honourable and Reverend Sbute Barring- ton, LL. D. Canon Residentiary of St. Paufe, Richard Barford, D. D. Edward Ballard, D. D. Thomas Barnard,. M. A. Redtor of Maple DUK- bam^ Oxfordfoire. The Rev. Mr. James Barclay. Cuffs Barton, D. D. Dean of Briflol. John Bradftreet, Efqj Colonel. Edward Bear croft, .Efqj George Berkeley, L. L. D. Chancellor of Chrift's College, Brecknock. Edward Bernard, D. D. Provoft of Eton College. Jonathan Belcher, Efqj Chief Juftice of Nova Scotia . 'John Berney, D. D. Archdeacon of Norwich. Caherley Bewicke, Efq; Thomas Blackwell, M. A. Ebenezer Blackwell, Eiq; Jonathan Blenman, Efq; Attorney-General in Barbadoes. William Members of the Society. William Bowles, M. A. Fellow of Winchefter College. Robert Breton, M. A. Archdeacon of Hereford. Henry Bur rough, M, A, Prebendary of Peter- borough. "John Burton, D. D. Fellow of Eton College. Philip Brown, B. D. The Rev. Mr. Bourdilkn. Richard Bulkeley, Efqj Secretary of the Province of Nova Scotia. Jofeph Banks, Efq; John Benfon, M. A. Walter Bagot, M. A. William Bell, D.D. Preberfdary of Weftminjler. William Butter, M. A. Prebendary of Win- chefter. * John Boftock, D. D. Canon of Windfor. C. TH E moft Reverend and Honourable Fre- deric Lord Archbifhop of Canterbury. The moft Reverend Michael Lord Archbifhop of Gajhel. The Right Reverend Edmund Lord Bifliop of Chefter, The Right Reverend William Lord Bifhop of Chichejler. The Right Honourable Lord Colrayne. The Honourable George Clinton, Efqj Admiral. K 2 John 46 A Lift of the yohn Chapman, D; D. Archdeacon of Sudbury. timothy Collins, M. A. Canon Refickntiary of? Well*. Mr. John Cobb. Edward Codrington, Efq; John Cookfey, M. A. Charles Walter Congreve, M. A. Archdeacon of Armagh. Allen Cowper, M. A, John Craven, M. A. Lewis Crufius, D. D. Prebendary of Worcejler. Stephen Comyn, Efq; William Henry Chauncey, Efq>, Colonel Mor daunt Cracher ode. Myks Cooper, D. D. Prefident of King's College at New Tork. Richard Cujl, D. D, Canon of Cbrift Churcfi, Oxford. D. /T^ H E nx)ft Reverend Charles Lord Arch- •* bifhop of Dublin. The Right Honourable William Earl of Dart- mouth. The Right Reverend and Honourable Richard, Lord Bifhop of Durham. The Right Reverend Charles Lord Bifliop of St. David*s The Honourable Wrrothejley Digby* Efq; LL.D. Richard Dalton, Efqs Chrijlopber- Members of the Society. 47 Chriftopher Dawfon, Efq; Peter d'Efpaignol, Efq; Samuel Dickens , D. D. Archdeacon of Durham. George Dixon, D. D'. Principal of Edmund Hall in Oxford. Thomas D'oyfy, LL. D. Archdeacon of Lewis. 'Thomas Drake, D. D. Robert Dinwiddie, Efq; David Durell, D. D. Prebendary of Can- terbury. E. TH E Right Reverend Matthias Lord Bifhop of Ely. The Right Reverend and Honourable Frederick Lord Bifhop of Exeter. Jucks Egcrton, M. A. Richard Eyre,. D* D. F. TfREDERICK Frank/and, Efq; * yo/?;2 Fount ayne, D. D. Dean of 2V£. Tobias Frere,. Efqj Thomas Edwards Freeman, Efq; Michael Francklin, Efq; Lieutenant Governor of /vow Scotia. * Pw//^r Forejter, D. D. Chancellor of Lincoln. * .Rtf^£ Freman^ D. D. of Hertfordjhire. V THE 48 A Lift of the G. Right Reverend William Lord Bifhop' of Glocejler. The Right Hon. the Lord Grofvenor. Henry Galley, D. D. Prebendary of Glocejler. Edmund Gibjon, M. A. Precentor of St. Paul's. Benjamin Goodifon, Efq; yobnGoochp.D. Prebendary of Ely. Thomas Greene, D. D. Dean of Salt {bury. Blinman Grejley, M. A. His Excellency James Grant> Efq? Governor of Eaft Florida. Charles Gray, Efq; H. TH E Right Honourable George Montague Dunk, Earl of Halifax. The Right Honourable and Right Reverend Lord James Bifhop of Hereford. The Honourable and Reverend Jolm Harley, M. A. Archdeacoti of Salop. The Honourable James Hamilton, Efq; Go- vernor of Pe nnjjhania. Hugh Hall, of Eofton in New England, Efq; James Hallifax, D. D. George Harrifon, of the City of New York, E% Jofeph Harrifon, Efq; of New Haven, Conner titut. Bartholomew Hammond^ Efq; Benjamin Members of the Society. 40 Benjamin Hayes, Efq; Mr. George Hayfer. The Rev. Sir John Head, D. D. Bart. Arch- deacon of Canterbury. William Henry, D. D. William Herring, D. D. Dean of St. Afaph: Thomas Herring, M. A. Samuel Holcombe, M. A. Prebendary of Wor- cefler. Richard Hotchkis, M. A. Jojepb Hudfon, Efq; Major General; William Hut ton, L. L. B. William Hetherington, M A. John Hot ham, D. D. Archdeacon of Mid- dlefex. The Honourable Thomas Harley, Efq; Alderman of London. Thomas Hollingbery, D. D. Richard Hind, D. D. I." SIR EdmuncLI/ham, Bart. Sir Stephen Theodore JanJ/en, Bart. Cham- berlain of London. Charles Jenner, D. D. Archdeacon of Hun- tingdon. Laurence Jackfon, B. D. Prebendary of Lincoln. Samuel John fon, D. D. His Excellency George Johnfon, Efq; Governor of Weft Florida. Sir jo A Lift of the Sir William Johnfon> Bart, his Majefty's Su- perintendant for Indian Affairs in North America. Jofeph Jane, B. D. The Rev. Mr. Inglis, of New Tort. The Reverend John Jortin, D. D. Archdeacon of London, K. H E Right Honourable Tbomas Earl of Kinnoul. Anthony Keck^ Efq; Serjeant at Law. Samuel Knight, M. A. William Knox, Efq; Agent for Eajl Florida. Benjamin Kennicott, D. D. Jojhua Kyte> D. D. John Kirkman, Efq; Alderman of the City of London. 4 . L. " \ -•••_, - TH E Right Reverend Richard Lord Bifhop of London. The Right Reverend John Lord Bifhop of Litcbfield and Coventry. The Right Reverend Jonathan Lord Bifhop of Landi'Jf. The Right Reverend jfofo Lord Bifhop of The Right Reverend William Lord Bifhop of Londonderry. The Members of the Society. The Right Honourable the Earl of Lincoln. Jdhn Lawrey, M. A. Prebendary of Rocbefter. William Lloyd, M. A. Thomas Lloyd, D. D. Dean of Eangor. John Lynch, D. D. Edmund Love II, M. A. Canon of Wdh. Thomas Lane, Efq; The Rev. Mr. Chriftopher Lonfdak. M. *-r* H E Right Honourable Charles Lord Vif- -*• count Maynard. Margaret ProfefTor of Divinity, Oxon, Thomas Randolph, D. D. Margaret Profeflbr of Divinity, Cambridge, Zachary Brooke, D. D. Alexander Macaulay, Efq^ William Markham,LL. D. Dean otChrift Church? Oxford. O/ory Medlicot, M. A. John Frederick Miege, D.' D. Proteftant Ecclefi- atlical Counfelior to the Eledtor Palatine. Jeremiah Milks, D. D. Dean of Exeter. J&hn Meyonnet, D. D. Gideen Murray, D. D. Prebendary of Durham. Roger Mojlyn, M. A. Thomas Moore, D. D. Charles Morton, M. D. and F. R. S. John Morgan, B. D. Chancellor of St. David's. Thomas Morijon, M. A. L Charles A Lift of the Charles Martyn, M. A. of South Carolina. The Honourable James Murray, Efq; Gover- nor of all Canada. * William Morice, M. A. /~pHE Right Reverend Philip Lord Biftiop •*• of Norwich. Gerard Neden, D. D. Prebendary of Lincoln. John Nicols, D. D. Preacher of the Charter- Houfe. - Na/b, M. A. Sir Roger Neivdigate, Bart. O. H E Right Reverend Robert Lord Bifhop of Oxford. The Honourable James Oglethorpe, Efq; Lieute- nant General. Newton Ogle, D. D. P. H E Right Reverend Robert Lord Bifhop of Peterborough. The Right Honourable Sir Thomas Parker, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer. Vincent Perronet, M. A. The Reverend James Perard, M. A. Chaplain to the King of Pruffia. Charles Plumptre, D. D. Archdeacon of Ely. Edward Poo/e, M. A. Prebendary of Brecknock. John Members of the Society. 53 John Potter, D. D. Dean of Canterbury. John Pownall, Efq; Secretary to the Lords of Trade and Plantations. The Hon. "Thomas Pownall, Efq; Governor of South Carolina. Jof. Parfons, M. A. Charles Point z^ M. A. The Reverend Mr. Richard Peters, Reftor of Philadelphia. Colonel Frederick Philips , of Philipjburg in the Province of New York. William Parker, D. D. Edmund Proudfooty Efq; Beilby Porteus, D. D. Prebendary of Peter* borough. The Rev. Mr. Provoft, of New TorL Q. rCOMBE Qyicke, LL. B. Chancellor of the Church of Exeter. R. H E Right Reverend Zachaty Lord Bifliop of Rochefter. The Right Honourable the Earl of Radnor. Sir Thomas Robitifon, Bart. Regius ProferTor of Divinity, Oxford, Edward Bent ham, D. D. Regius ProferTor of Divinity, Cambridgey Thomas Rutherforth, D. D. John Richards, LL. D. L 2 William 54 A Lift of the William Richardfon, D. D; Mailer of Emanuel College, Cambridge. William Robinfon, Efq; Mr. John Rofs of Philadelphia. John Rutherford, M. A. John Rotheram, M. A. William Rivet, Efq; Right Reverend John LordBifhop of~ Salijbury. The Honourable William Shirley, Efq; Governor of the Bahama I/lands. Samuel Salter^ D; D. Mafter of the Charter- houje. Erafinus Saunders, D. D. Prebendary of Rochefter. William Smith, D^ D. Provoft of. the College of Philadelphia. . Adlard Squire Stukeley, Efq; Jofepb Sims, M. A. Prebendary of St. Pattf* John Simpfon, M. A. Alexander Steadman, Efq; Chief Juftice of the Common Pleas in Philadelphia. Sir William Stephenfon, Knt. Alderman of 'London. George Stinton, D. D. Chancellor, of the Church of Lincoln. SIR Members of the Society. S IR John Thor old, Bart. Thomas Tanner, D. D. Prebendary of terbury. John Tatterfall, M. A. Edmund Tew, D. D. Torkington, M. A. Thomas, D. D. Dean of Ely. Thomas, LL. D. Dean of Weftminjtcr* 'John Thornton, Efq- Sir John Torriano, Knt. Chauncey Townfend, Efq; Thomas Tounfon, B. D. Barlow Trecothick, Efq; Alderman of London. Jo fiah Tucker, D. D. Dean of Glocejler. Charles Tar rant, D. D. Dean of Peterborough. John Temple, Efqj Surveyor General of the Ctif- toms in the North Diftricl: of America. Samuel Turner, Efq; Alderman of London. John Townfon, Efq; His Excellency William Tryottj Efq; Governor of North-Carolina. Edward Tew, M. A. The Rev. Mr. Tavan, ,V.i . \i^ £r-\.\ ^ . - V. II LIP de-Valois, M. A. Henry Vane, D. D> Prebendary of "Durham.. Mot Upfier, M. A, The r6 A Lift of the -/ _ j j _ __ The Rev. Mr. Vaughan, Chaplain to the Fafto- ry at Hamburgh. John Fining, of Pennjyhania, Efq; . ^ ,,,- ,.,.i^'[ CL /I /vwKtTi? ->*. W. H E Right Reverend John Lord Bifhop of Winchefter. The Right Reverend James Lord Bifliop of JIT ,1 t;J*t-' •»* Worcejhr. The Right Reverend "Richard Lord Bifhop of Waterford. The Honourable Eennlng Wentivorth, Efq; Goy vernor of New Hampjhire in New England. Francis Walwyn> D. D. Prebendary of Canter- bury. Henry Waterland, LL. D. Preberfdary of Eriflol. John Wilberfofr Efq; Chriftopher Wilfon^ D. D. Canon Refidentiary of St. Paufs. ' Thomas Williams, of Merthyr, Prebendary of Brecknock. Edward Wllfony M. A. Thomas Wilfon, D. D. Prebendary of Wejlminjler* Granule Wheeler, M. A. Thomas Croome Wickes, D. D. John Waring, M. A. George WooUafton, M. A. George Walker, Efqj Agent for Barbadoes. William Worthington, D. D. Prebendary of Tork. THE Members of the Society. 57 Y. r~pvHE moft Reverend Robert Lord Archbifhop •* of York) Lord Almoner. Francis Tar borough, D. D. Principal of Brazen- Noje College, Oxford. Edward Tar dleyy B. D. Archdeacon of Cardigan. LADIES --..-/<. Vj ^qbffii'l ;U .'G ^ LADIES Annual Subfcribers. :,>£;>?, not/; ,vl .a tvv.iA&i. j LADY The Honourable Mrs. Shirley. Mrs. Cotton of Efwall'm Derby/hire* Mifs Cordelia Bright. Mrs. Gordon* Mrs. Sydenham. The Honourable Mrs.. George Talbot. Mrs. Elizabeth Torriano of Kenfington. Mrs. Margaret Floyer, of Dorchefltr. Mrs. ^;z« Maynard. Mrs. P/V of Clifton. Mifs Palmer. :T A ,i A LIST 59 BISHOPS, DEANS, Who have PREACHED before 'The SOCIETY for the Propagation of the Gofpel in Foreign Parts. Anno. 1701 T^HE Reverend Dr. Willis, Dean of i. Lincoln. 1702 The Lord Bifhop of Worcefter, Dr. Lloyd \ not printed. 1703 The Lord Bifliop of Sarum, Dr. Burnet. 1704 The Lord Bilhop of Licbfie Id and Coven- try, Dr. Hough. 1705 The Lord Bifhop of Chichefter, Dr. Wil- liams. 1706 The Lord Bifliop of St Afaph> Dr. Beve- ridge. 1707 The Reverend Dr. Stanley, Dean of St. 1708 The Lord Bifliop of Cbejler, Sir William Daivei. 1709 The Lord Bifliop of Norwich, "D^TrimneL 1710 TheLord Bifhop ofSt.4fapb,Dr.Fteet'wo The Lord Bifhop of Ely, Dr. Greene. 1724 The Lord Bifhop of St. Afaph, Dr. ^«»; 1725 The Lord Bifhop of Glocefier, Dr. Wilcocks. 1726 The Lord Bifhop of Norwich, Dr. Leng.f 1727 The Lord Biihop of Lincoln, Dr. Reynolds* 1728 The Lord Bifhop of Hereford, Dr.Egerton* 1.729 The Reverend Dr. Pearce. 1730 The Reverend Dr. Denne, Archdeacon of Rochefter. » A Lift of the Preachers. 6 1 1731 The Reverend Dr. Berkeley y Dean of Lon- donderry. 1732 The Lord Bifhop of Lichfield and Coven- try, Dr. Smallbrooke. 1733 The Reverend Dr. Maddox, Dean of Wells. 1734 The Lord Bifhop of Chichefte r, Dr. Hare. 1735 The Reverend Dr. Lynch> Dean of Can- terbury. 1736 The Lord Bifhop of St. David's, Dr. Claggef. 1737 The Lord Bifhop of Bangor, Dr. Herring. 1738 The Lord Bifhop of Brijlol, Dr. Butler. 1739 The Lord Bifhop of Glocefter, Dr. Benfon. 1740 The Lord Bifhop of Oxford, Dr. Seeker. 1 74 1 The Reverend Dr. Stebbing, Chancellor of Sarum. 1 742 The Lord Bifhop ofChichefter, Dr. Mawfoa* i 743 The Lord Bifhop of Landaff', Dr. Gilbert. 1744 The Reverend Dr. Bearer oft, Secretary of the Society. 1745 The Lord Bifhop of Bangor, Dr. Hutton. 1746 The Lord Bifhop of Lincoln, Dr. Thomas. 1747 The Lord Bifhop of St. Afaph, Dr. LiJJe. 1 748 The Reverend Dr. George, Dean of Lincoln. 1749 The Lord Bifhop of St David's, Dr. Trevor. 1750 The Lord Bifhop of Peterborough, Dr. Thomas. 1752 The Lord Bifhop ofCarliJle, Dr. OJbaldifton. M 2 1753 62 A Lift of the Preachers. 175,3 The Lord Biftiop of Landajf, Dr. Crejfet. 1 754 The Lord Bifhop of St. Afaph, Dr. Drum- 1755 The Lord Bifhop of Norwich, Dr. Hayter. 1756 The Lord Bifhop otLichfield and Coventry, Dr. Cornwatlis. 175.7 The Lord Bifhop of Chejler, Dr. Keen?. 1758 The Lord Bifhop of Glocefter,. Dr. John/on. 1759 The Lord Bifhop of St. Davids, Dr. E///J. 1760 The Lord Bifhop of Cbicbejler, Dr. bwnham. 17^1 The Lord Bifhop of Landaff, Dr. 1762- The Lord Bifhop of Oxford, Dr. 1763 The Lord Bifhop of Bangor, Dr. 1764 The Lord Bifhop of Peterborough, Drv Terrick. 1765 The Lord Bifhop of Norwich, Dr. 1766- The Lord Bifhop of Glocefter^ Dr. burton. 1767 The Lord Bifhop of Landaf, DF. 1768 The Lord Biiliop of Lincoln, Dr. Green. ^769. The Lord Biiliop of Brijlol, Dr. The Form of a LEGACY to this SOCIETY. T TE M, I give to the Incorporated SOCIETY, Jt for the Propagation of the Gofpel in Foreign Parts, the fum cf to be raifed and paid by and out of all my ready mo- ney, plate, goods, and • perfonal effects, which by law I may or can charge 'with the payment of the fame (and not out of any part of my lands, te- nements, or hereditaments) and to be applied to- wards carrying on the charitable purpofes for which the f aid Society 'was incorporated. N. B. The variation in this form of a LE- GACY, from that formerly printed, is made neceffary, on- account of fome unhappy miftakes in wills, by which feveral confi- derable legacies have been loft to the So- ciety,, and the good intentions of the tefta~ tors have been intirely defeated, becaufe the fums bequeathed to the Society have been ordered to be raifed, or paid out of landsr or real eftates, which- is not now permitted by law. Direct to the Reverend Dr. Dame! 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